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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-20

We are agents for the Naltham and ElEin wIfcl,
>, and sell tlem ut The manufacturers prices, c o
'Uuntry il full o worthless iutitatioas--howa. ID
ihrm.) We sell the Morton Gold Pen, the best ~ "a
III the world, at Morton'sprces. We sell the gel 'r-
'ue Rogers & Brothers plated Ware We sell
stack patent interchangeable SpectNclos. in I'd
silver and steel frames We Keep a general ASA s
ment OF ladi,s' flc gold Watches, at low PRICES.
We keen the bes. stock ni ,eweiry Ia p> -,
Texas, and receive new goods every Tvr' 81
u good assortment Of Clocks, ap.. So A. ~
na, y, ' hv ,,e .l Transit ina
root ti,nc Ne v.s..- ., always have she
i've an isi,,ti.,s uur Watches and Ciock
pairing sgs i'articuiAr at'lon u-.nr 81
,. !. AUSTIN & o.
.,ne /, lS72-1s;f
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Pullman'S Palace Sleeping Cars

Are attached to Express Trains between
Houston and Austin, and Houston and Cor
sicHna.
Passengers for Waco must take Express
Train leaving houston nj 800 p. III.
Connections
At HcaIne, with International Railroad
daily tSunduyS excepted.
Al Dallas and S'hernnn, with Texas anu
Pacific Railway and III Paso Stagca for all
points of note in Northern Texas.
At Waco, with daily stages to all points
West.
Al NeXiu, with line of hacks for Fairncld
and Butler, on Sundays and Wednesdays.
AZ Iedbet'er, with Daily Stage Tor La
Grange.
AZ Mcpade, with daily stage for Basirop.
Al Austin, with daily Stage for San Marcos.
New Brauni,ls, san Antonio and El Paso.
Through Tickets sold at Houston, Austin,
Hampstead. Bryan, Calvert, Waco, Corsicana,
Dallas and Sherman, Via Red River City and
Galveston To all points of note between the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, within the nm
It's of the United States and Canada. Also,
vim stage lines to San Antonio, Weatherford,
Fort Worth, nonham. Paris and Clarksyilie,
Cor Through Rates apply 70 station Agents
or j. DURAND, General Superintendent.
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led RIVER CITY.
on AND AFTER
Sunday, August 3, 1878,

EMPRESS Leaves Houston daily GSainrda!
1Xccpted), NJ L. ".
Arriving Ut Austin, 200 n. m; Waco, 500 o,
u, IN; Chicago, 7:ip II. M; Louisville, 100 II,
IN; indianapolis, 3:,n u. M; Columbus, o.,
l2:l0p. m: Piitsbnrg, s;lj p. NJ; Philadelphia,
$50 II. m; Washington city, 7:25 II. m; Baiti-
more =: NJ aIn.; New York lU:2n y. M.
Returning, leaves Red River city, 1910 p. M;
Waco, l:}0 p. m: Austin, l:i0 n. M: arriving
In Houston, Il: . and Galveston, 300 p. M.
CONGREGATIONAL Houston daily
t,SunGny cXccpteCN ut o \. VI.
Arriving NJ Austin, 1850 l.. m; Red River
City. o:0J n. III.
Rptusn!ng, leaves Red River City nj $50 q.
m. saturday excepted; Austin, $50 a.. mi
arriving in Houston, $50 y. m, and Calves
ton, b:i5 y. m
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-20
MARSHALL. Sept. II.

DR.. Thruston-- No yellow fever mere
citizens calm.
J. +. DICKSON, Sup,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27
GREAT Names .

An Inheritance or assumption Of q
great name is not always an unmixeG
good TO the bearer. since it suggests a
rather exacting standard Of criticism by
which his performances shall be judged.
One naturally expects more from the
George %ashin5tor Or Napoleon nona-
parte Smiths than from the plain Johns
and Thomases of that extensive family.
The fond parents who load their inno-
cent and infant offspring with the pa
1onymies Of distinguished statesmen or
heroes, little know what burden they
impose on unsuspecting shoulders. But,
onths stAeg hand. when, as in the case
Of the younger Eiti, Of oar ogn klamses,
the responsibility is worthily fulfilled,
the glory is all the greater for the burden.
There is a young man now attracting
attention in London musical circles TO
whom fate has extended such chance,
coupled with such a responsibility. His
name is William Shakespeare, and he is de-
seriJea &C heying already won high hon
ors AT the Royal AisdeIay, sud Is late
CRYSTAL Palace CONCERT be produced an
overture In two movements, which is
very favorably spoken OF by critics. Mr.
Shakespeare is thus launched promising
enouqh on a difficult career, which his
name makes doubly arduous, but where
in success viii be proportionately bril-
liant His course will certainly be
watched with interest by all lovers Of art,
as well as disbelievers in Juhets theory
on the influence Of names.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27
MEMPHIS TENN. THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH o. 1878

further" But his friend, on hearing Al
= this, expressed the utmost astonishmenl
: "Me" no said; why, have only thi
minute left my house, aud was goinl
quietly by myself to the bath, when !
occurred 10 me that | might as well pas
by your door aud take the chance o
calling you up, in case you might not b.
awake already. You must have beer
dreaming somehow. Anyway, let US &,
at once, aud look for your clothes, wher,
you have left them, lest anybody els,
may come in the meanwhile aud take q
fancy 10 them" Once more Osman fell
sure that the speaker was his own live
neighbor, and no other. So, after liz
tie more parley they went together, and
soon stood before the bath. As before,
the outer door was wide open, and tho
interior Of the building brightly lighted
up, but neither bath-keeper at the en-
trance nor another living creature. 0s-
man went to the corner where he had
frst undressed, aud there found his
clothes lying, untouched and folded, ex
actly as he left them. His FIRST impulse
was TO put them on without delay; but
his friend suggested that as the bath was
heated, they might as well make use Of
it; so the two entered the inner room,
there to wait till the ordinary attendants
should enter on service.
They sat while and talked; no one
came. But suddenly confused noise,
like that of a crowd, was heard proceed.
ing from one OF the deep corner recesses
of the hall. Osman looked that way,
but saw nothing; then turning his head
back u moment toward his seeming
friend perceived that his face was
changed and horrible and his stature
gigantic.
And now from the dark niche whence
the sound had been heard, issued long
procession Of countless fgures-men,
women, children, on foot, on horseback,
armed, unarmed, soldiers, peasants,
townsiolk, spears, lances, swords, drums,
fifes; mixed multitude, large, small,
grotesque. fearful, hideous. They filled
the entire place; they swarmed round
Osman; they pointed at him, they |
laughed, they danced, they clamored,
they sung, they played the strangest an
tics, till in a moment, as the FIRST sharp
cry that summons TO wakefulness and |
morning prayer sounded from the min
aret gallery Of the old mosque outside,
they all vanished into nothing; the
lights went suddenly out, and 0sman,
left alone in darkness, fell iainting on
the stone pavement of the floor.
There he remained until he was thus
found by the bath-keeper, who entered
at daylight, and was carried home. still |
But before long, he recov-
cred consciousness, aud told his story;
for some hours, even, he seemed none
the worse for his spectral adventure.
AS evening approached, however, fever
came on, and for several days he was
like to die; when the crisis had passed,
it left him paralytic, hopelessly impaired
in mind and bodt--a mere wreck Such
he now continues. His friend whose
semblance the "mocker" had thrice as.
sumed, had never, as they afterwards
found, left his house during the fatal
night, nor even till late the following
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27
FOR SALE.
MEDICAL.
CANCERS

ARE permanently cured By Dr.W. c. COU-
"A DEN, Of Louisville. From hundreds OF
Sures a few well-kncwn names are selected,
which can be easily addressed; Rev G. w
Mitchell, Jackson, Tenn; cured. lSi9. i K
Trottcr, Prospect, 6iios co, Tenn; cured, $50.
IA NJ smith, Carter's creek, Maury co. Tenn:
cured. 1879. James Modatt, Troy. Obion co.
Tenn, cured. ISIS. MrE " @ Beali. Branden-
burg. ~; cured. ISL. II n Gage. grocer.
Main Al. cured, lSd9. Mrs Birdsey Mcknight.
esrnef tore. Main 81: cured. ls6o q Baird,
Fuiton Station. FULTON co, ~; cured. ISL.
James Austin. Gofhen, Oldham co, Ky;
tietb nd Walnut IT,; cured. lsG6. Mrs Lewis.
cured. Kocky Hill staiiQn. ny. Mrs Jcmima
Seoff- of Ge0rrcioun. Nv. aunt q Col Jils0n
johnson. proyrieior Of the 1alt House, lsonii-
vile. Ky. he noctur also refers o Kew 4
SpalainF. Atlanta, Ca =. ....,-.,..- .. -.
By addressinr Dr. ". G. CogbkN. No. a
Wet Jefferson street. Louisville, ~, eorie.
al hif Journal can he cttaincit nee a
charre, ririnr mcee q treatment aud lsrge
list Of cafei cured. A'iA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27
VACCINATION.
Il. wHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprist0r.

What vile abomination
Is this awful vaccination
Half the arms or half creation
Must be sacrificed and sore.
Mine is itching, swelling, aching,
Tortures new forever making,
And / wonder, is il taking?"
And murmur, "What borel" "
Not word or sign of pity
Can find in all the city;
Every fool who would be witty
Makes remarks about my arm.
Some with hearts than iceberes colder,
In their malice growing bolder,
Seize me roughly by the shoulder,
Just to laugh at my alarm.
Every mortal is my fooman;
sympathy win from no man,
But with courage truly Roman,
Bear my misery alone.
Every one who c0meth nigh me
Finds some way to tease and try mo
Poking, rubbing, jostling by me,
Wondering how cross I've grown.
Shade of Jsnner. long departed.
Had your arm so ached and smarted,
Less severe and soft-hearted
You'd have been in life below.
Had you known this pain distressing,
Which the world is all confessing.
You'd have left some milder blessing
With little less of woe.
Life becomes but void and frightful;
Horrid visions fill my night full;
Even smallpox seems delightful,
Matched AGAINST this little sore.
Would that l were dead or dying,
Passed beyond this torture trying,
TO some home of angels hieing,
Where they vaccinate no morel
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27
What Was Thought of Cotton Eight.
ty.NiDe Years Ago.
Gentleman's Intelligencer, May. l774.l

Gentleman's Intellgencer. May. l774.l
This day one Michael Carmody was
executed here for felony, upon which
journeymen weavers of the city (who
labor under difficulties, by reason of the
deadness of trade, occasioned by the
perniciuus habit of wearing cottons) as
sembled in a body, and dressed the
criminal, hangman and gallows in cot
ton, in order to discourage the wearing
thereof. And at the place of execu-
ton the criminal made the following
speech;
Give ear, 0 good people, to the
words Of dying sinner confess that
/ have been guilty of many crimes that
necessity compelled me to commit,
which starving condition / was in,
/ am we'll assured, was occasoned
by the scarcity OF money that has pro-
ceeded from the great Encouragement
to our woolen manufactures. There
fore, good Christians, consider that ifyou
go on to suppress your own goods by
wearing SUCH cotton as ! am now clothed
in, you will bring your country into mis-
cry, which will consequently swarm with
just such unhappy malefactors as your
present object is; and the blood of every
miserable felon that will hang after this
warning from the gallows will be at your
doors. And if you have any regard for
the prayers of an expiring mortal, l beg
that you will not buy of the hangman
the cotton garments that now adorn the
gallows, because | can't rest quiet in my
grave if should see the very thingc
worn that brought ne to misery, thieving
and this pntimely end; all OF which /
pray tc the gentry to hinder their chill
dren and servants, for their own charac-
ters sake, though they have no tender
ness for their country, because none will
fter wear cotton bVt oyster women,
criminals hpcksteFS and common hang
men,"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27
HAIR DYE.
RatcheIor's Hair pxe.

This plendid Hair Dye is the bssi "a fis srorid
The only true and perfect dye. Harmless. re.
liable and instantaneous; no disappointment.
no ridicuiou1 tnts or unplcalani bdOr. Rem
tdies he ill Effects Of bad dyes and washes,
uRaL hEowN. and leaves the hair cIEAN. SCH
AND BrAUrIFUL. The genuine signed W. A.
Batchelor. sold by All Drurgisls
CHAS. BAICHELOR.
d-eod-IYi-5o Proprietor, y. 4.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27

Did our readers ever bear their young
lady acquaintance ask each other
What's your politicsY and then giggle ?
The question has a hidden meaning
For explanation apply 10 the FIRST lady
you know who wears q large hustle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27
All, gentle danes II gaos me greet,
70 think how monte counsels sweet.
How nopie heightened, sage advices,
The husband frae the wife despises

But to our tale. 0smsn, who was by
no means a coward, and whose metal
was now fairly up, swore that he would
see the matter out TO the end; besides,
added be, the dawn must now be near,
aud il could hardly be phantom again
this time. So be got up, went, in his
bathing apparel as he still was, to the
house door and opened it. Sure enough,
there stood his friend. or what seemed
bis friend, waiting. What is the mat
ter With you" asked the figure, that
you stare 50 sildly at me? aud how came
you TO be in such a drossY Ny own
wearing clothes are st the bath, replied
Osman; aud forthwith proceeded TO give
en account Of al that be had seen that
night, and how be had been twice spectre
tricked, thinking TO himself, If this
time 1t be 3 phapiom. too. like the
others, ! may as vel provoke i TO show
lie trae character at once, before We 90
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

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nal Life Insurance Company Of New York for svsry


FuTps hand b added ghai
mentsf Fuu three " nrif1
BARTLETT. Aeu,ry.
r cfrafe
A. LTTrLETON, Eo,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-19
RAILROADS..
A Censsliaasisn - Secure sfs CShAx
Pletisn Of Another Misssuri
Road.

aGE5t a45@N.=S - r4E t3EE
A special dispatch from Jefferson
City to the st. Louis Republican,
dated The nth or November, says
tho articles Of identure Of the sale
and merger of the "Linncus Branch
Of the Burlington and Southwestern
railway company" TO tho Licking.
ton. Lake and Gulf railroad coinpa.
n.y. aud also the articles of identnre
ot b sale and merger of the s.Lcx-
tngton, Lake nnd Gulf railroah COM
pany" to the burlington and South
western railway company" ninde
and entered into May 16, 1873. aud
perfected by tho certificates Of the
officers of the several companies on
the eth OF October, 1873, were flied
in the Office Of the secretary Of state
To-day and certified copies issued.
Under the h'entures the Burlington
and Southwestern railway company
assumes NIL the debts aud liabilities
of the other two companies, aud will
issue stock of tho juiut to
holders of stock in The other con,pa-
liies share for share. The object of
the consolidation of the companies
ia tlc early completion OF the road
from Unionyille in Putnam county
southwardly through the counties OF
Putnam, Sullivan, Linn, Charlton.
Carroll mud Ray to Lexington, and
thence via Pleasant Hill in Cass
county aud Butler in Bates county,
to some point on the line of the At
and Pacific railroad in this
OF the Indian territory, aud also
from Lexington 10 Kansas City. a
failure upon the part Of tho Bur-
and Southwestern railway
company to build aud complete the
PROPOSED line Of road, or the aban-
dominant of the project, v~ftiates the
contract, and all property, rights,
&C., vested in the joint company by
he sale aud merger to revert to the
companies.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-19
a strange Adventure.

Last Sunday morning, quite carly,
two gentlemen of this city, one OF
them n prominent attorney. met with
n thrilling adventure at our court
house, which strongly indicates that
the stIne is haunted. Our friends
were in the net of entering q certain
apartment of the building, when,
strange 10 say, the spectral forms of
two girls within. rushed to The door
and slammed and closed it in their
very faccs. Our attorney and his
companion. thinking rather strangely
of this little episode, wholly uncx-
pccted, concluded to retire a short
distance, within sight of the door.
ana await developments. They did
so, but not u soul made its exit from
the room. Our friends then Getcrm-
'hed to search the room, and APP
~proaching the door it mystcriousiy
new wide open, apparently Gifts own
accord: This was still more curious
aud alarming. The attorney then
stood guard at the entrance. while
his TREND searched every crcvice and
corner IN the apartment, but without
success. Then the gentleman stood
guard while the attorney also search
Ell the ROOM, but to 10 effect. These
proceedings occupied about two
hours, but all the efforts instituted
by the gentlemen failed to solve the
mystery. They swear that they did
sec the two girls shut the door; that
they could not have escaped any
other way but by the door, through,
which they (tlc girls) positively did |
not come out. The search was rigid |
but whom the girls were or where
they won't is yet unknown by any
one. These statements are facts
souched for by prominent and truth
i"i men. Can anybody solve the
mystery Eagle.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-19
VIGILANTEs.
Moro Hanging in Cedar County,

From Mr.. Anderson, who went 10
Jefferson City Yesterday morninn
with Sheriff Taylor in charge of fnur
convicts for the pcnitenIiarv, we
learn the particulars of another hang.
ing in Cedar county.
The facts as told are these Some.
time during saturday night or Sun
day morning, a party OF vigilantics
went to the house of one Steigall, a
brother-in-law OF the man Box who
was hanged i'll The sanc neighbour
hood week before last, and took from
the house MIR. Stcigall and two other
men who were unknown to auy of
the citizens Whereabouts. On Sunday
the body of one Ofthe men WAS found
hanging to Il tree near the road; hone
OF the citizens knew him, or it they
did they dcclined 10 tell anything
bout him.
Neither o the other men have been
seen since, ana il is presumed that n
search down in the creek bottom will
rcVehl their bodies in a similar posi-
ton. 1t is'l!ie universal belief that a
thorough organized band of horse
thieves infcst that portion OF the
country, and the citizens are deter
mined to clean them out, in self
protection.
1t will be well to state here that
The men captured near Grand River
last week for stealing are presumed
To be members of this band, they
freely avOw their relationship to
Box, hanged last week in Cedar
county.
up 10 the time our Informant left
nothing had been heard of the other
two men,, although parties were
searching for them.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-19
VALUE OF TIE COTTON CROP.

II was claimed before the war by
the people Of the South that their
.oiton crop was Indispensable to the
tho commerce Of the world; hence
-ottan was styled king. The events
If tho war proved th.t the Southern
people greatly exaggerated the pow
er aud dominion Of their king, but
statistics Of commerce show conclu-
.sively that its value was im no wise
over estimated. The Charleston
News AMI Courier is authority for
the statcm' Mt that in the last eight
years the cotton crop Of the Scuih-
ern States has been sold for the Cnor-
nous sum of 81, 900. 100000 in gold.
which amount, or its equivalent, has
hceh brought from Europe to this
country in payment "a sum Of
money equal to more than twice. the
total Of all tho currency in cirruls-
ton in I'll" United States; equal 10
i~hrce-fourths OF the National debt.
How much IF the secret of the honst-
cd financial success of Presidcn,
Grants administration is disclosed
by these figures. Aud let it be borne
in mind, that the South. whilst con-
tributing these millions, the product
Of her coil, to sustain the financial
Of thu Federal administration
gigantic commercial system
VI the North, tas been subjected TO
systematic persecution by the admin
Istration with the appreciation of
he Northern people, squallcd only
~ Russian harbarity in Poland and
!dcspotism in Hungary.
There is another view of these cot
on :millions which VIC hope the
Producers Of the Northwest are ran
dly preparing themselves duly 10
outsider. The Northwest farmer
. dependent On the Southern cotton
rover to purchase many articles Of
is surplus, for which he has no
Their market, aud millions have been +,
isbursed in Illinois,, Indiana aud j.,
'hio for mnles. forage, breadstuTs q,
I'd provisions in the last four years :.
r these political outlaws of the rot :.
n fields, who have becu treated Ms =
ibute-payers rather than as free !,
merican citizens. :.