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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27
NEW YORK.
Proposed Prize Fight Between lem
Mace aud Tom AlIen--RreInature
RxpIOsIonA-Free EptseOpaIfans-
Marine Disasters, Etc.


Marine Disasters, Etc.
NEw YoRK. February q. Sporting men are
somewhat excited over the proposed prize
fight to be arranged between Jem Mace and
Tom Allen. The latter accepts Mace's pro
posal to fight. and agrees to meet Mace or
representative at Pittsburg or Cincinnati and
deposit $500 forfeit and sign articles to fight,
according to the rules Of the London prize
ring. in Kansas, Canada or New Orleans for
$1,000 to 5000 a side and the championship Of
the world. Allen will also fight Ben Hogan
for from 81 to 5000. and Coburn at either Of
the above place. and wsger $500 70 Co
burns $500.
Three laborers-Patriek Murphy, George
Smith and Michael MOnaghan-were badly
injured by the premature explosion Of blast
at the corner OF Fiftieth street and Sixth
avenue last evening. They were engaged in
blasting rocks there for several weeks. They
were all taken TO the hospital. Smith was
frightfully burned and almost blinded.
It is understood that Sheridan Shook will be
appointed Police Commissioner to succeed
Smith.
seVenty-fve adherents Of the Reformed
Association Hall. Among the number was
Bishop Cummings. who stated that about fifty
families had signifed their intention to be-
come free Episcopalians.
I The Herald's cable shipping news contains
the following marine disasters, reported under
date Of London. 18th; The bark Brilliant,
from Philadelphia via Queenstown. bound for
an unknown port, was wrecked of Longland,
near Warwick. All hands are supposed to
have persisted. The bark JohaDne Matilda.
from HeW York for Queenstown. sunk at
Waterford bar to-day. The crew was saved.
She had a cargo Of seyenty-fve thousand
bushels Of wheat. The bark Heiress. from
Liverpool for Galveston, went ashore at Port
Terry. and viii probably be total loss. She
is owned in New York.
The stock market opened quiet yesterday.
but soon advanced, and the close was the
highest point Of the day. Quicksilver mining
stock advanced two per cent.
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rp1roRs ANp rHEIR TEMPTATIONs.

EDITORS AND THEIR TEMPTATIONS.
The Chicago Advance advances the
following views on the American editor:
Editors are subjected to peculiar tempta-
tons. They sit at the focal point where
politics and religion and commerce meet.
They have priced favors to grant which
are hidden for by all the seductiveness
of money, of appeals to principle and
appeals to meaner motives. They are
applauded and cursed. Mirrors of pop
ular sentiment, they become more or
less its creators. Every vice attacks
their exposed freedom. All the tempta-
tions waylay them which come of night
work, emergency, pressure, glowing
occupation, and variety associations
of the highest and lowest. 1t is
not agectation to plead lack Of
time for the cslmer culture of char
acter, for religious exercise, for Sab
bath rest. The American editor
is not bad material. He is intellectually
a peer with his brethren Of either Of the
learned professions. His industry is
heroic-the range of topics he discusses
limited only by the civilization Of the
dsy-his power of good or i'll simply in
calculsble. SO far from his intimacy
with the current world being any him
drance to piety, it teaches him to dis
criminate between shams and realities.
he ought, from his knowledge of human
nature and the status of affairs, to take
the place of the ancient prophet-warn
and exhort, and set the example in all
holiness. Pray for the weary, tempted,
preoccupied editor-that his pen may
be ever dipped in truth, his soul warmed
by the love of Him who stimulates hu'
man thought. There is no class Of men
whom the church of Christ more needs
to hasten the coming of the kingdom OF
God.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27
PUBLIC LEDGER.
once: No. IS Madison Street.
M Mp HISS
Friday Evening, Feb. "a, 1874.
WOMEN ON SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

The Justices of the Supreme judicial
Court of Massachusetts respectfully sub
mits the following answer to the question
upon which their opinion was required
bv the order of the honorable House OF
Representatives on the 10th day Of the
present month. The question is stated
in these words: Under the constitu-
tiou of this commonwealth can woman
be a member of the school committee
The question is limited to the effect OF
the constitution upon the capacity OF a
woman to hold this Office, and involves
no Interpretation of statutes. If the con-
stitution prevents woman from being
q member of q school committee,
it must by force of some express
provision thereof, or else by neces-
sary implication arising, either from
the nature of the Office itself, or
from the law Of Massachusetts as exist
ing when the constitution was adopted,
and in the light of which it must be
read. But the constitution contains
nething relating to school committees;
the Office is created and regulated by
statute; and the constitution confers up
on the general court full power and au-
thority to name and settle annually, or
provide by fixed laws for naming and
settling, all civil officers within the com
monwealth, the election and constitution
of whom are not in the constitution
otherwise provided for. The common
law Of England, which was our law upon
the subject permitted woman to I'LL
any local Office of an administrative
character, the duties attached to which
were such that woman was competent
TO perform them. The duties OF
school committee relate exclusively to
the education Of children and youth
in the town or city for which it is
elected; they consist of the general
charge and superintendent OF the
schools, including the employment Oh
teachers, the selection Of school books,
the regulation of the attendance OF
scholars, and the preparation of school
registers and returns; and they are in
no respect of such a nature that they
cannot be well and efficiently performed
by women. The necessary csnclusionis
th.t there is nothing in the constitution
of the commonwealth to prevent wo.
man from being member of school
committee, and that the question pro-
posed must be respectfully answered in
the affirmative. [Signed] Horace Gray,
John Wells, James d. Colt, Seth Ames,
Marcus Morton, William c. Endicott,
Charles Devens, jr.
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Eigh,een dwellings Destroy ed.

JERSEY Cry, February ia fire in the
village of Balston, Burlington, N. j., Mon
day last. destroyed eighteen dwelling houses,
causing loss of $4,000. The town is in
barren region, with no railroad or telegraphic
connections. and the news only reached here
,,nrinrdnv
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CHICAGO.
Serious Charges A gainst q Minister
Rafferty, Hangs To-Day.

CHICAGO. February 1.-THE argument to
quash the indictment against Gage com
menced yesterday. The decision will not be
rendered for several days.
The Baptist Council Church meets to-day to
investigate the charges against preacher Nc
Carthy. An exciting time is expected.
Rafferty, hangs to-day. The Governor re-
fuses to interfere.
Reports from Southern Illinois say from ten
to fifteen thousand hogs died during the past
few months of trichina. Nearly all the
hogs were attacked.
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Ngach,ne khop Burned.

WA1THAM. MASS. February 27.-Yesterday
morning the machine shop of Fiheld Bros.
was burned, with its contents, including $780,
900 worth of patterns. The building was
damaged to the amount of $4,000. The
foundry of Rufus Brown Co. in the rear
was partially burned; also block of wooden
building. Total loss. $50, 600; insurance. $780,
600.
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Escnped Iail Bird Captured.

PHILADELPHIA. February26 Frank Melon
aid alias Big Frank. who escaped from New
castle jail yesterday morning, was captured
this morning at the corner of Eighteenth and
Harlan streets. Twenty-ninth ward, by Con-
stable Balm of Alderman Jennings office.
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crop of saloon keepers, another crop
will spring up in its place. And hence,
unless this singing and praying in and
around saloons is pushed right along
day after day, and year after year and
age after age, no town or city may con-
slider its drinking saloons permanently
abolished.
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Additional discrepancies.

BROOKLYN, February 27.-It is stated that
the go, 900 which Bodeau is alleged to have
stolen from the city of Brooklyn, is only
portion of what was distracted while he was
Tax Collector. An additional discrepancy Of
5000 was discovered yesterday, and one mem
Der of the Board of Audit says the expert, Mr..
Seaman, has discovered that nearly half a
million dollars was missing during Bodeau's
term of Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27

The Illinois Legislature has passed
the bill permitting a suit against a rail-
road to be brought in any county
through which the road runs, and thereby
relieving the public from the necessity
imposed by the old law of going to the
courts in the county where the central
offices were situated.
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Behina the Scenes.

The field was McVickers stage, Chi
cage, last week, ana for several minutes
there was lively time among the fiats.
Stoddart's Combination has been playing
at this theater for a week past Among
the company are Harry Herlock and
lone Burke, his wife. In the play OF
the Long Strike Mr. Stoddart is obliged
to throw a shawl over Miss Burke's head,
and in doing so be sometimes strikes
her. On several occasions, she claims
that the blows were delivered with more
force than was necessary. and she sut-
fured much pain. Friday night Mr.
Stoddardt struck her in the face and
knocked her wig off. whereat the audi
ence laughed, and Miss Burke felt cha
grined and annoyed. On leaving the stage,
as her husband asserts, she requested Mr.
Stoddart to be kind enough in the flu
ture to try and not strike so hard. His
answer is said to have been, You are
no actress" or words to that effect, and
you had better get out of my light, as l
shall throw the shawl and hit you when
ever / choose" Some of the carpenters
heard these remarks, and asked her if
there was no one in the theater who
would protect her from insult. Suisse
quently, while Miss Burke was in the
green room, Stoddart came IN and be-
gan conversation with Mr. Ringgold,
one of the managers, and among the ut
terances of the latter, in reply to Miss
Burke's remark that an insult had been
offered her, was this: Your husband is
too much of a puppy to resent an insult
offered you" When Herlock heard of
this observation be sought Mr.. RiDggold
and put a head on him. Ringgold in
turn discharged Herlock and his wife.
Stoddart says the row was all due to
professional jealousy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27

THE production of the precious metals
throughout the whole world for the year
1873 is set down at total of S2l9,OOO,-
600. Perhaps one-third of this was
of American production.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27

Brigham Young's wives threaten TO
take possession Of the platform. This
time il is number fifteen, who was Of no
value to the prophet, but as Mrs. Viii
liams has proved & mine Of gold to her
husband, she also tells what she knows
about her ancient affinity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27

An instrument for observing the alti-
tude Of the sun has recently been found
under q stone near the hsrbor Of Valen-
tia, ireland, which is supposed to have
belonged to one Of the two ships Of the
Spanish Armada, wrecked near that
spot. When discovered it was enclosed
in case, which, on being touched, fell
to pieces. The grsduations were very
carefully aud accurately made, butthere
was no makers name or date. The in
strument was of a most primitive kind,
being intended to be suspended from the
observers thumb while be made the ob-
servation, and no such instrument has
been used for the last two hundred and
fifty years or more.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27

tbs Courier-Journal says wisely: So
long as money can be made by selling
whisky by the drink, just so long will
whisky be sold by the drink. And the
temperance women will find out after
while that as East as they NOW down one
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27

A sea-faring man, who was recently
married, gives the following description
Of his bride and her apparel, which will
put some OF the regular society per-
haps to the blush Ny wife is just as
handsome craft as ever left the MILL
merry dry docks, is clipper-5uilt, and with
q fgure-head not often seen on small
crafts. Her length of keel is five. feet,
eight inches, displaces twenty-seven feet
Of cubic air; Of light draught, which
add to her speed in a ballroom; full in
the waist, spars trim. AT the time we
were spliced, she was newly rugged, OF
lace and flowers, mainsail part silk, with
forestaysail Of Valenciennes. Her frame
was one of the best Of steel, covered
with silk, with whalebone stanchions.
The rigging is intended for fair weather
cruising. She has also a set Of storm
sails for rough weather, and is rigging
out small set Of canvas for light squalls,
which are likely to occur in this latitude
sooner or later. am told in running
down the street before the wind she can
turn round in her own length if a hand
some craft passes her.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27

CLAITON-Att the residence of DR.: j;
Cummins, at o'clock am, February ", 1875
JosEPH J CLAYTON. -r~ 4 lvlrr.-l IA
Funeral services by Rev. David Walk. to-
morrow. February 2sth, at o'clock pm, al
the residence of DR.. Cummins.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27
HIT. TOMLINSON, Agent,
No. II Madison Street, Memphis, Tennessee

STATE TESSE .ISsURASo cOEyns1oSER,s oFFoE(
NasHvm Janus !.
COMPANY Lyerp9o
Of
id Company has authority
sts Nempbs Tennesse ending December r.
W,M
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!. Warkingmens, GrIevanees.

NFw YoRK. February "a meeting Of
vorkingmen was held in Turner Han last
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.

SPECIALS BY THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27
numerous IN SEW Y0RK.

MARTIN BATES. lE A9 ARcHIBsAALLD B BdAi4SITE4SN
HENRY HEM +. sPHtDING, :. JOSEPH STUART
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-27
SEWING MACHINE.
THE BECKWITH $50
PORTABLE
Family Sewing Machine,
On 80 Days Trial.

With strength and capacity equal 70 any, re-
rardless Of cost, The Machine does away with
ali COMPLICATIONS, and with the movement OF
Oyl.Y Two P A Rrs(the Needle Arm and Looperl;
both simple and strong, II makes the Snteh,
feeds tbe Goods. half guides the Cloth, fastens
the Seams, sews on Braid, Gathers and Iucks,
Hens and Embroiders. Regsnlbsr, the move,
ment Of only two parts does al this, WHICH
entirely does away with al the eomRlieations
so liable TO get cut Of order, and 50 often the
source Of annoyance to the operator, BESIDE.
the ruinous sxpenditars o. force IN RroRss.less
them. Our Semi uiding Feed reqnires tns
assistance Of only one hand OF ever one anEsr.
thus leaying the right hand entirely a. liberty
n Nv tbe vheel. which runs easy and even az
a we'll balanced wheel, With
NO TOILSOME TREAD OF
THE TBEADLE.
Orders promptly hlled on receipt ofsso.
BEcKWITH SEWING MACHINE CO.,
So Broadway, New York.
is3-xTiii-E-eed-2ptT
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Ayers Cathartic Pills.

For the relief and
cure OF all dcriulgc-
meniS IN the stoD-
ach, liver, and bow
els. They arc = mild
aperient, and an
excellent pu'gatiye.
Being purely vcge-
table, they contain
no mercury orniii,c-
raj whatever. Much
serious <irkncsS and
suffering Is prevent
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NEW

of various kinds, and having an experiancr
of over Thirty years, in designing, and
building machinery for special purposes,
feel warranted in guaranteeing the best OF
work Have on hand, and building,
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SUPERIOR MANNER !!
Carriage, Wagon,

and, in fact, everything in his line of bu
siness, at the shortest possible notice, and
on the most reasonable terms
Carriages repaired, trimmed and paint
cd in the best style of the art
Having first class material always on
hand, and none but first class workm men
engaged, the public are assured that none
but frst-class work will be turned out at
his shop.
In connection with his Carriage Shop
he has also a Blacksmith Shop, where
superior workmeu will always be found
ready to attend to the orders of customers
The public are invited to call and ex
anime his stock before purchasing else
where. VALENTINE KAUTZ.
September 10, lS67.-tf. M
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Chance to make Money !!
One Hundred Dollars from One Dollar.
A sure thing and mo Deception.

Every person owning HORSES, CAT.
TIE, SHEEP and HOGS are guaranteed
to make One Hundred Dollars by using a
One Dollar Package of
YOUATT's CONDITION POWDER, y
manufactured by WILLIAM HoLLINsHEap
Stroudsburg. Ii you have never used IT try
a Package and if it does not benefit your
stock to the amount of one hundred dollars,
IN your estimation, call at the store and gel
your money refunded.
HORSES.-It will give them good ap-
petite, keep their skin loose and renders the
coat soft and shining, keeping them in good
condition with one-h half the feed, being there
by saving of one-ha If the money!
co OWS.-lt makes them give more milk
with one-half the feed, and if they give more
milk OF Course you make more BUTTER,
and the more butter the more money
have so much confidence in the Cattle
Powder that ! make the above offer, know.
ing well that it will do all that is claimed
for it.
WIN. HOLLINSHEAD.
" Ask to see The Great Tobacco An.
tidote.
March 4, Ise9.-tf
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Aver S
Hair Vigor ,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable,
healthy, an d
efectual for
preserving the
hair. 10 soon
restores fsded
or 1ray hair
to ats ssiginal
c0{0r, rtth the
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-20
SHERIFF'S SALES.
SheviH's Sale!

Stare OF NEVADA, CouyrY OF EuRrxA.
SHrRiFt's OFFICE. Eureka, New. Aug. y, 1871
10y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION, Is
- sued out Of the District Court o. the
of Eureka. State Of Nevada, on the 9th day
of August. A. D., 1874. and to me directed and
delivered. for a judgment rendered and
docketed in said Court on the 9th day of
August. A.. u. 1874, in favor of J.. Mannheim
as plaintiff and against q. {. Robbins as de-
PENDANT. for the sum of three hundred and
eighty.sevcp dollars and ten cents-sSsl 10
with interest thereon from date of said judg-
mcnt at the rate of tcr-l0-pcr cent. per an
mum until paid. in United States gold coin. to-
gether with fifty-four dollars and ~ftty-iivc
cents-SA Sin United States gold coin,
costs and a%ccruing costs. amounting to five
dollars and twenty-five cents-So Yin like
gold coin up to this date. have, on the 9th
day Of August, a. j. 1874. levied upon the
following described property. together win
all the improvements thereon, situate in the
town of Eureka, county and state aforesaid,
and more particularly described as follows.
to-wit: That certain piece or parcel of land
commencing at a stake 1--WE nanaFe9I ~.
street, in the town of Eureka; thence rnnning
northerly along the west line of Main street
four MISUNDERSTANDING: thence westerly n
distance of two huHdrcd-2O-feet, more or
less. to the northwest corner Of Monroe. Sur
vey of said town OF Eureka: thence sontherly
along the west line of said Survey, a distance
Of four hundred iO-fect: thence eastcrly
a distance OF TWO iUnuTcu- -'U-lceI. more
or less. to the place of beginning, on the west
side Of Main street, and being the first north
four hundred-iW feet front Of that certain
property heretofore known rs the Buitercup
Comrany's furnace. site now owned by the
Eureka NJ. Il 5. Company.
Notice is hereby given. that | will sell said
real property, as aforesaid, in front Of the
Courthouse door, on
Saturday. September &c. a. ID. 1874.
between the hours Of . o'clock a. NJ. and. )
o'clock +. NJ. to-wit: II O'Clock NJ. to the
highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said execu-
right, title and interest of said defendant in
and to the same W hen said Judgment became
II lion thereon, to-wit: the 9th day of Au-
gust, A. ID. 1874 or at any time thereafter.
j. II, SULLIVAN,
Sheriff Of Eureka county, Nevada.
~augAa.td
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Application for Patent.
NOTICE NO. 2:S,
I. S. LAND OrrIcy.

NOTICE Is HER ELY. GIVEN I'll TIIAr
~ the Newark Silver Mining Complain
frostSi'iee address Newark. White Pine
this office a diagram together with a notice Of
application for u patent from tho Cn;,.i
States. under act OF Congress approved NAV
10, 1872, for fifteen hundrcd-l ,W0-lineal
running 52i feet northwcstcrly and sd fea,
southcastcrly from Shaft No. /, with surtars
ground 200 feet in width. situated in New.
ark Mining District. " hite Pine county,
state Of Nevada, and described in tho Ijat
and field notes on file in this office as follows
to wit:
o. s. Survey, No. 40.
beginning at a post marked NO. l.. rs,
Survey. No: 49," the same being pos, No. l.
of Survey No. IS. made for the Newark siit.
;er Mining Company, nion the Chihuahua
Lode, whence the - section corner on the
10, +. NJ, y. NJ, bears n. ~ T.. 2,fss fer;,,
and the mouth of tho thihunhua lunnci
b>nrs. \. 63' . W. 27 feet; thence runnii S.
$50 f.. LOO feet to post marked No.. rs.
post marked No. j: Y. 5. Survey, 30. 10.
whence post No. >. OF Survey No. 81, made cor
Frank Betsehman uPon the BATTERY Lode.
bears y; ~ ls' W. "a feet; thence y. Sl'4o
W., loo feet, to lost marked No. 1, Us.
Survey No. TO-; and thence ". ISL +. 40
feet. to post No. l. the place of beginning g,
containing q Se-lo0 acres, courses EXPRESSED
from the true meridian, with IA magnetic va.
riation o. l6l29 East.
This claim is located in the unsurvoycd
part of +. -. n. K. ~. l.. NJ. b. NJ, ard is
bounded on the north by the Original Chi.
huahua.
This claim is recorded in Book A. Page IS,
Of the Newark District Mining Records, and
Il copy Of the notice and plat can be found
posted at Shaft No. !, upon the lode.
81 CYRUS +. liUHN, Register.
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ASSESSMEN7,S.


AHusv EN- WEI IN TED
- Mining Company. Location of Works.
Eureka. Eureka county, Nevada. Location
Of principal place of business, San Francisco.
California; Notice is hereby given, that at a
meeting of the Board Of Trustees of said COM
pany. held on the nineteenth 18th, day of Au-
gust. 1874. an assessment tNo. y of ten cents
per share was levied on the capital stock Of
said company, payable Immediately in United
States gold coin. to the Secretary Mt the office
Of the company,- rooms Nos. 3 and 4. Sher.
mans Building. No: Cos Montgomery street,
San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which said assessment
shall remain unpaid on tho sixth 9th day of
October. 1874, shall be deemed delinquent ard
advertised for sale at public auction: and un-
less paid before. will no sold on saturday.
the Thirty.first t3l) day Of October.
1874. at l o'clock p. NJ, at the auction room
of Maurice Dore n Co.. No. 1916 Pine street,
San Francisco. California, to pay the delin-
qucnt assessment together with the costs of
advertising ana expenses of sale.
+. Il. BUNKER, Secretary.
Ofice-Nes. 3 and 4 ShcrmaI's Building,
No. doj Montgomery street. San Francisco,
California. aug2Jtd