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MERRY OuiPS.

Memphis is fast returning to its old roII-
tine of activities. Each day we note some
healthy sign that daily life in that city is
getting back to its customary channels of
usefulness. For instance, the Acdlanche
says: YESTERDAY was good day for fist
fights. 1t looked like old.times to see the
fighters coming in the stationhouse with
black eyes and bloody noses.'
The Memphis appeal speaks of "de-
iiril1R tremendously crazy negro" in that
city, who says che is cannon ball, and
was shot over here from Cuba 1t men
tons also another unfortunate who ''be-
lieyes he is made out of India~rubber. He
thinks the demons have been using him fer
base ball in the valley of perdition."
Chattanooga experienced very severe
| storm on last Sunday night, just as many
other places did at the same time. The
Commercial notes little incident Of the
storm: "a Mr.. Hall, better known as
Judge Hall, had just completed dwelling
which he occupied, and when the storm aI-
preached he felt little dubious as to his
safety within. He got up and went out
and waited for the house to blow down, but
it stood the test, and didn't blow down.
When the wind lulled, Mr.. Hall, being
nearly drowned, walked in remarking that
the ''darned old thing would l-eyerfool him
again." -+tt
One of the most outrageous perversions
OF human speech is to say, a minister
''iiIled his pulpit Very few preachers are
large enough to fill an ordinary pulpit.
Our bachelor editor says it was '.nip and
tuck with him night before last-the
frost nipped his nose and he tucked the
bedclothes.
The latest folly of fashion is receiving its
merited thrust in the following: Minnie
sl'm in such quandary, love. If l turn
my back on Charley, he becomes offended
at once; and if don't, he can't see my new
buckles. What shall l do?'
A Tennessee editor the other day had
his mouth to water by the sight of big
woodpile. He says so himself, but we
think there must be a mistake about it
somehow. Wonder if his mouth would
water for kerosine oil, if he had none and
should see barrel of it?
A Tennessee exchange says; "a kind Of
drunken broil occurred in town last Friday
night by a fellow named Gilbert, who came
in town drunk, and by disgraceful cursing,
Disturbed the peace Of the town" This
language, we should say, is a kind of
drunken brOil.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune, after
announcing marriage, offers up the fol
lowing beautiful petition: MAY they find
fruition for every hope; reality for every
dream that gilded with summer radiance
the balmy hours Of their counting days.
May they find welded life fountain of
exhaustless bliss, whose pure waters will
flow bright and sparkling through all the
years of life, and may they find and feel
that
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ADJUSTMENTS.

JANAUSCHEK.-The magnificent rem
| dition of "Mary Stuart" in Schillers his
tOrical play OF that name; is to be produced
at Masonic Temple tonight, Madame
Jonauschck stands to-day in the very fore
most rank Of her profession, Miss Cushman
her sister artistic being the only one fitted
to take the place by herSide. AneXchange
thus criticises her impersonation of the
character she takes tonight:
Mary StUIarr's struggle between the sense
of her wrongs and her yet desire to appeaSe
! the wrath Of the Queen, was most SPLEEN
didly depicted-but when her submission
had been made with, much forced,
| humility, and she was spurned,
the pent-up fires of her soul burst
forth like very volcano of wrath andrage.
Then, indeed, Janauschek proved how
worthy she was to bear the proud title of
1.-The Queen of the stage" either at home or
abroad-then it was she approached the
very summit of her transcendingly great
powers; then it was the audience who had
| hitherto been held spell bound, burst forth
into loud and hearty applause. The last
act was indeed fine, the farewell to the
false hearted craven, Leicester was most
touching and many a sob, many a tear paid
silent but hearty and appreciatiye COM
pliment to Janauschek'S wondrous powers,
KATIE PUTNAM COMEDY COAIPASY.7
The weather seems to be against the be-
witching Katie. She has appeared three
nights and each evening has faced unpro-
pitious weather. Notwithstanding, how
ever, the cold last night, there was a fair
audience, The performance opened with
the very acceptable cOmedietta of "a Hap
py Pair" the only characters in the piece
being represented by Katie Putnam and
Edwin Browne. 1t was a happy pair in
deed, and the talented couple made it ex-
ceedingly pleasing to the spectators. The
sensational drama of Blade o. Grass was
afterwards rendered, Miss Putnam appear
ing in four different characters, which she
sustained creditably, making the
best she could out Of a play
that has but little point
and no merit. Browne sustained the char
acter of Tom Bradley with his usual
marked ability. Nugent was excellent as
Miles Knobs, and Miss Nugent was fault
less as Rachel Moore, while the attorneys
were equal to the eIaergency-much more
so than the dusty carpet that was intro
duced in the last act.
This evening viii be presented "Sans
Souci," a sensational drama, in which Miss
Putnam sustains three characters, and in
PRODUCES new songs and dances.
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MatrimOny in America.

In ideal matrimony the husband and wife
are not absorbed into each other by any
means. They remain totally separate indi-
yiduals, with Their own aims, desires and
loves, but blending as it were into one when
ever union is necessary. The wife in this
marriage is no slave or toy of her husband,
but his equal, companion, friend and advi-
sOr, inspirer, Stimulator, and even agitator.
Him she meets with open, frank eyes, not
in the barbarous tashiOnOf Western Europe,
abaShed and submissive, and him she leads
on to higher and nabler life, not admins
tering to his base material comforts and
ease, but urging him ever onward and up
ward. The ideal husband, knowing her to
be his equal in every respect, mental and
moral, naturally regards her with the deeper
yeneration that she isphysically his inferior.
This ideal condition, according to the ac-
count OF many foreign observers, actually
exists somewhere in this couptry-Where
we have never seen stated, but probably
hot in Connecticut, Indiana or illinois,
The GALAXY for December.
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The POpuIar science Monthly.

This popular and interesting magazine
for December is On our table; in which
Herbert Spencer treats of Radicalism, Con-
servatism and the Transition of Institu-
ton, with his usual ability. There is an
instructive article on Furs and their Wear
ers, which is illustrated. This cold wealth
er brings fJITs into season and in demand.
Prof Joseph lie COnte of California Uni
versity, contributes an admirable paper on
the Correlation of Vital with Chemical and
PHYSICAL Forces. Hmcbel's MOnerS, (Which
are illustrated) show organisms without or
ganization being a mass of jelly. A New
Method with the Brain, by Prof. FeTier.
The latest Observations on Mars and other
planets diScloses many valuable facts to
the unScientific reader, by Camille Flam-
marian, (illustrated). Tennyson and Bot
any, by J. HutcllisoB Water turned
to Blood. from the French Of DR.. n.
Jolly, Gllustrated). The coloring of the salt
marshes of the Mediterranean and other
seas, by the drte,aiG SU{iCG shows how
abundantly this class of animals multiply.
Ii is a crustacean, and the coloring matter
is from the monads it has swallowed. The
artemia reproduces the species without any
sexual union. The author says "among
several thousand have not found a single
male" Prof. r. W. Raymond has paper
on the Requirements of Scientific Educa-
ton. Preparations for the Transit of We
nuE is an illustrated article. The Primary
Concepts o. Modern Physical Science by
J. b. Stallo, will interest close students.
\ Powder Mill Explosion. lis aeg Jersey
was very respectable earthquake, shaking
the earth FOR lGany miles. Botanists will
read with interest the sketch of that emf
nent botanist, DR.. j. D. Hooker z. r. S.,
of England, and the editors notice of Kew
Garden of 300 acres in london. D. APP
pleton & Co., New York, publishers.
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THE COURTS.

CHANcERY CoURT.-Decrees were rem
dered in the following cases yesterday;
Russell Houston VS. Seraphina Trigg; VIM,
McMurTy, admir-, VS. creditors of j. A. Nc
MuTy, decd; A. G. Merritt VS. r. c Nc
Marry; J. G. Warner, admir-, VS. heirs and
creditors of A. Ewing, decd; NJ. Vaughn,
admir-, VS. John Galloway and others; same
VS. same.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-Argument has been
commenced in the case OF James FhelesS
VS. Second National Bank.
FEDERAL COURT.-United States VS.. T..
d. Evans, case concluded and given to the
jury.
United States VS.. n. A. Jenkins, remov-
ing still without registery, fined 500.
E. F. Mulloy, administrator of Bank
head vs.. A. Hamilton ct al, dismissed.
United States VS.. c. a. Maj0rs, illicit
distilling, recognized in the sum of $1,000
for his appearance at the next term.
j. w. Crutcher was ordered to sell per-
sonal property.
United States VS.. J. II. Blackburn, ac-
cused of forgery, three jurors elected and
the Marshal ordered to summon twenty
one more bv morning.
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The Cuban Fever

The eolOred people have mass meeting
at Liberty Hall tonight in the interest of
the emancipation of the slaves Of Cuba.
Addresses will be delivered and resolutions
adopted expressive of their views on Cuban
affairs. One of our colored citizens was
present last evening at an enthusiastic pri-
vate meeting, and furnishes us with the
following list of officers elected for the Gu
ban service, to-Wit.
Abram Smith, Colonel,
Nelson Walker, Lieut.. Colonel.
VIM. Sumner, Major.
Henry Harding, Adiutant-General.
VIM. Butler, QuarteImaster.
Daniel T. Walker, COmmissary.
Wash Withers, Surgeon.
John c. Williams, Assistant Surgeon.
Samuel Lowry, Chaplain.
B. J. Hadley, Captain.
Anthony Powell, lst Lieutenant
Allen Mcconnell, ID Lieutenant.
Edward North, Orderly Sergeant.
J. /. Brown, ID Sergeant.
w. Ii. Morse, Judge Advocate.
Dick Ware, Company Cook.
Ike Finley, HoStler and BoOt-Black.
The names Of other officers of the regi-
merIt have been withheld until further or
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A Lucky Accident.

1t is rather an anomaly to speak of an &C
cident on railroad as being lucky, but the
KnOIrale Press and Herald of Nov, IS re-
lates the following incident, which ''fllls
the bili:''
fsThe passenger train down, yesterday,
due here at 11:29 o'clock A. NJ, did not ar
rive till after o'clOckP NJ. The delay was
caused by a serious accident at RusSellville.
Just as the locomotive was passing the
switch at that place, the hindmost on the
two small wheels on the loft side, which
support the boiler, left the track and ran of
into the ditch, taking with it about six
inches of the axle, and leaving the truck
trailing on the crosS-ties. The train, which
was slowly approaching the station, was
easily stopped, and no one was injured.
Examination showed that the axle had
broken in the truck, and the broken ends
had rubbed on each other till they We're
perfectly smooth. The engine must have
run many miles after the axle broke, and it
was especially fortunate that the wheel few
off when the train was stopping, and the
broken axle was not the front one
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PRATRICIDE.
Two Brothers I'm a Difiiculty-Fatal
stab.

Late on Tuesday evening last, two
brothers .pamed George and William Peay,
SONS of James Peay, living about two miles
this side of Lavergne, became involved in a
difficulty, during which George was stabbed
in the abdomen by his brother. William,
and from the effects of which wound he
died at o'clock yesterday morning. Our
informant states that George was intoXi-
Gated at the time, end from which cause
originated the alteration which terminated
as above mentioned. William remained at
home until he saw his brother die, and then
left at the instance Gf his mother, Officers
were in search of him yesterday, but at last
ACCOUNTS he had not been arrested.
Very seldom has 1t devolved upon US, as
journalists, to record an occurrence so fear
full. Another instance is added to the long
catalogue of fratricides which began with
the murder OF Abel, Fearful as it was
then, and deserving as it was OF the ever
lasting stigma which was set upon 1t then,
it is no less so now. Whether it be pro-
voked by envy and jealousy, or by the heat
of sudden passion, or whether it be trace
able to the criminal conduct of annulling
ones sense and conscience with LIQUOR, it is
equally horrible, There may be degrees in
the crime of fratriclde, but there are no de-
grees in the horror which it inspires. But
while we would speak of the crime in all
its forms in the strongest terms OF reproba
ton. we would not lose sight of the fact
that, as members of the same blind and
erring human family. we should be Oharita-
bic to the pqor unfortunate pefpetratof.
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MensuratiOn.

Mr.. j, of Athens, Alabama, a man
of that low, bulky statue and geniality OF
countenance which always inspire good
humor and meTiment in fellow-beings,
called into a shoe store on Cherry street
yesterday and had the exquisite comfort Of
being weighed and measured by the joviai
keepers before he was permitted to retire.
They found that if Mr.. J. We're placed in
the scale Of balance and feather in the
other, Mr.. J. would preponderate against the
feather by about $50 pounds. They found
that a Shoe-string two yards in length was
just long enough to reach around Mr.. is
middle. They found that the same string,
suspended from the apex of his Uranium,
was Just long enough to touch the floor.
This proved to the satisfaction of the joyial
keepers that Mr.. J. was ''as high around as
up" thing they very much suspected be-
forehand.
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PnrGOFl1E

Ex-ATayor McGraw, Of Columbia, was in
the city yesterday.
Mai. Boyd NJ. Cheatham, of Springfield,
was circulating among his friends here yes
terday.
Col. Ed. S. Cheatham returned yester-
day from two weeks soioun in MiSsis-
sippi.
The following is from the Cincinnati
Enquirer: "Our young friend and fellow
citizen, NJ. Z. Bryan, Esq, purposes leay-
ing us and making his future home in
Nashville, Tenn. He has sent to the Chair
man of the State Democratic Executive
Committee his resignation as a member of
that body for this Congressional district,
and expects to leave Covington in about
two weeks. He filed that position with
credit to himself and advantage to the
Democratic party. Mr.. Bryan occupied a
position of prominence and promise at the
bar. and is widely known as a gentleman of
substantial and pleasing qualities. His re-
moval will cause much regret among his
numerous friends, and all will wish him
unmeasured prosperity and social happi-
ness" Mr.. Bryan has arrived in the city
and opened law office in the COlOnnade
building, Cherry street. We assure his
Kentucky friends that he is welcome, and
we trust that his change of residence may
prove beneficial TO him, both in business
and socially.
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HELP FOR HEBREW ORPHANS.
Donation of $4,000 by the Memphis
Relief Committee to the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum at Cleveland.
The Louisville Courier nllr.anL sauS.

The Louisville C0lTier-Jour7aaI saws:
The Cleveland Jewish Orphan ASYLUM.
situated in Cleveland, is supported by ali
the israelites in this portion of the conn
try. Louisville Israelites contribute very
large amount towards its support, and a
number of Jewish orphans from this State
are quartered comfortably in the asylum.
About 165 orphans are now there, but in
view OF the great plague in Memphis and
Shreveport, room has been made for more.
About fifty will be taken from Memphis
and placed in the asylum in a few DAYS.
and, as soon as room can be made. fifty
more Will be taken from the same place.
The following recent correspondence will
show that the Memphis Relief COMMITTEES
has donated $1,000 to the Jewish ASYLUM.
MEMPHIS, Nov. IL, 1S73-Johnathan
Rice, Esq, Treasurer Hebrew Hospital
and Relief Association, and Acting Treas
urer Hebrew Orphan Asylum: Nv dear
Sir-Herewith hand you $1,000. amount
appropriated by the Citizens Relief Com
mittee at its meeting on YESTERDAY. for the
benefit Of 'Hebrew Orphan Asvlum.u In
thus providing for the temporary wants of
the helpless little ones, who have been de-
prived of their natural protectors by the
dreadful scourge that isnow happily passing
away, permit me to express the sincere an
probation OF the entire committee,
and myself, for the whole-souIed
liberalty and untiring devotion in the noble
cause of charity that have characterized
your people, here and elsewhere. To their
efforts we are indebted for a very large pro-
portion of the splendid charity fund so gem
erously contributed, and it affords me
pleasure to add that it was the utmost
unanimity of feeling that the within appro-
priation was made toward assisting the
needy little ones of the Hebrew Asylum.
Well knowing that in your hands its dis
tribution will be attended with the greatest
possible amount of good, l remain, very
truly yours, j, j. BUsBY,
Chairman c. R. c.
Mr.. Rice turned check for the amount
over to A. E. FARMLAND, Trustee of the
Cleveland Orphan Asylum for Memphis,
with Maj. ]. j. Busby's letter. Mr.. Frank
land sent the following note to Mr.. Krieg-
shaber, accompanied with the above cor
respondence;
MEMPHIS, Nov. 13, 1S73.-Wm. Krieg-
shaher, Esq, Secretary Jewish o. A. l. o.
b. p, Louisville, KY: Dear Sir and Bro:
Enclosed please find draft 107,514 on
National Park Bank, New York, for s., 900,
donation to the orphan asylum, received
from the Citizens Relief Committee
through Mr.. Jonathan Rice. You will
please place it in the Sinking Fund" |
inclose you the correspondence in the mat
ter. Fraternally yours,
4. L. FRASKLAEp.
Mr.. Kriegshaher received the letter and
the draft and acknowledged them in a
grateful letter of reply,
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The jury Of the Federal Court composed
of John NJ. Lea, Geo. w. Jones, Thos. L.
b. Turner, Giles S. Harding, w. I. Berry.
Sam. McAdoo, James T. Dunlap, r. b.
Cain, D. G, Anderson, Vim. Goodman,
John 7. e. Read, !, r. Winboqrn, Joseph
r. Dillin, John Overton, Il. 7, Woods, NJ.
L. Sanders, J. W. King, Henry t. Yeat-
man. r. w. Thomas, r. w. Pillow, I. j.
Cypert, John Rodgers and B. F: MCGEE,
paid their respects 10 AIRS; Ex-President
Polk in body, yesterday at O'CLOCK: AS
foreman of the jury, Judge John Nj. Lea
made a handsome little speech. Mrs. Polk
felt highly eo.aplimented at the unexpect-
ed visit, and in her usual elegant manner
thanked the body, individually and coliee-
lively, for the kind remembrance, 4 very
pleasant halfhour was spent by the visi-
tors, after which they bid her adieu and
retired
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CHURCH-MUsIC IN NEW YORK.

Music in New York church is not only
an expensive thing, but very troublesome
one. The best singers are Italian PLAYERS,
who come up nom the boards as late at Il
o'clock on Saturday night. Their behavior
in some of the Organ-lOfts is about as rev.
erent as tina, which graces the green-room.
The expense is very high. The music in
one church that is run by a Wall-street
broker costs $4,000 year. One church
imports basso from Boston. He leaves in
the Saturday night express, sings morning
and afternoon, and returns to Boston
on the Sunday night express. He
is kept in a first-class hotel in the
city, and all his expenses paid, and
$1,000 year. In a fashionable uptown
church there have been two choirS-one
run and paid by the church, occupying the
chaneeli the other occupying the choir-gal-
leTy, with qIartette and chorus, and run
by wealthy gentleman, who paid all the
expenses. Every one knew that the thing
could not last. The church might as well
have two rectorS, one at each end. There
were iealousies and rivalries, and collisions
till the chOir-end of the house had to give
in, and the stock broker and his choir Went
out, rupturing the society, and So weaken
ing it that its life is despaired of.
Another church that had steady-going
music caught the operate fever. 1t intro
duced what is known as the Mora Choir.
For little while the thing was success.
The church was densely crowded, and the
pew-hOidels had 10 90 in through the YES
try: As usual, difficulty arose between
the minister and the leader The choir
left, carrying portion of the congregation.
Congregational singing was then tried and
proved failure. A choir of boys was in
PRODUCED, and that offended another party.
Before the year was out the minister him
self had to leave. There are many congre-
cations in New dying from too much choir.
Boston Journal.
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WANTED ",TATER.,,

TOOFTIFF VIC f4OFfDIF Fly 1tVsf
At one of the hotels yesterday was a
family, travelling West from Vermont. The
wife was continually badgering her nus
band for his method Of doing this and that.
evidently suppoSing that everybody else
was noticing his unaristocratic ways. AT
the table she passed him the potatoes and
he took a small mountain, and in three
minutes held his plate for more. She
winked at ,him, but he was determined.
and he shouted; elizabeth Jones, YOU
may wink and blink all day, but I'm going
to have some more tater or bust the bank!''
He got some, .-...- CO.
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How to Live Econom;callx-TI

HOW 10 Live EcOnOmlcallys-Ihep prob
lem of how to economic in living is one
that engages the ssriods attention of great
Iaany people. ''Many little makes a
mickle," was one of Benjamin Franklin's
''POor Richard" trIlisms that summarizes
the whole system of popular extravaganza.
If you wish to save money, economize in
little as we'll as in large items of expendi-
ture. For all the household purposes for
which polishing powders, Bath brick and
soap are usually used, excepting the one
thing of washing clothes, SapoliO is by
many times the cheapest article that can be
employed, 20 say nothing about its great
superiority to all other substances, it is, on
the score of money alone, by far the cheap
est. Remember this fact and save MANY
dollars every year, noY15 d,.w&w1t