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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-04-15

Andrew jackson was accused Of bad spell
ing, but John Randolph defended him by de-
clarfng that " d man must be a fool who could
not spell wosd wa- ways thar one"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-04-15

Customer worried into it, =" Well, don't
mind taking small bottle" 9 Barber
sBetter ave two shilin' one, sir, it Odds
four timed as much rs the other .
Customer burning upon him $50; then If
I take this shilling bottle l shall be ddhe out
of half Of my moneys WORTH Then WON'T
have any Escapes in triumph. Punch.
He Who gives ttiHs wearly y ~ neas11
thau he triie.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-02

A writer in the Galaxy says: In l749
occurred an odd episode in Wesley S
life. On one of his missionary journeys
be had been taken sick at Newcastle,
where he was nursed by Grace Murray,
one of his female helpers, handsome,
clever widow of four and thirty, Wesley
himself being twelve years older. He
asked her to marry him. She seemed
amazed, and replied, This is too great
a blessing. can't tell how to believe
it. This is all could have wished
under heaven Wesley quite naturally
took this as a formal betrothal. But
Grace had not long befored nursed John
Bennett, Methodist preacher of about
her own age; Wesley was soon astounded
BY a joint letter from Grace and John,
asking his consent to their marriage.
Then ensued a comedy lasting for months,
the like Of which no playwright has
ventured to put upon the stage. Grace
would have been quite content with
either Of her lovers, we're 1t not for the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-02
Charles KingsIey.

A Boston correspondent Of the New
York Tribune describes Charles Kings
lev as follows: On this hint Mr.. Kings
ley came TO the front, and we saw a tall,
rather slender person, an unmistakable
Englishman, with iron gray hair and
gray side whiskers, cut in the English
fashion, with features irregular but most
expressive, with grayish blue eyes, keen
and shrewd, yet full Of feeling large
mouth, with somewhat prominent upper
lip and firm jaw | heard some
people suggest that he resembled his
friead Froude; to me there was some
thing in his face which suggested our
own Emerson, and something else
which suggested George MacDon-
aid. but he was less philosophical
than Emerson, and less poetical than
Macdonald, and perhaps more in earnest
than either. His manner was rather
awkward aud somewhat shy he spoke
in a loud voice and with certain sing
song monotonous intonation which
comes of the intoning practiced so
much in the Church of England. 1t fell
strangely at first on American ears, but
after getting little accustomed to 1t, 1t
was agreeable aud certainly helped to
make himself heard. He is good
muscular Christian, with strong lungs
and healthy color. ana you felt, above
all else, how alive he was in soul, mind
and body.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-02
Court Life charms.

From the London Spcetator.l
Princes, as a rule, do not commit sui
eide. In the whole range of modern
history. commencing say 1900 A. d., we
do not remember a prince who has
chosen that mode of exit from the world;
and we scarcely remember, in all the
memories, secret histories, and books
of aneedote we have seen, one of whom
suicide might not have been predicted
as method of getting rid of a weary
life. The Emperor Nicholas is said, in
story still doubtful, though widely
diffused, to have exerted his sovereign
will over his own life. as he had long
exerted it over his subjects lives; but he
was sovereign with plenty to do, and
no motive except pride for thinking
he had done it badly He had not
done it badly from his point Of
view, having preserved the autocracy.
the pontif- kinship as perfect as he had
received from any ancestor, and having
indeed increased its range OF action.
1t is the princes, not the kings, of whom
we speak, and we can scarcely conceive
a more ennuyant life than theirs. There
is no memoir, no true accounts ofeourts,
which does not tell the same story-that
they have all the drawbacks and none OF
the compensation of royalty; that they
are things rather than men or women,
the first menials tied to the car, of
which, as it crushes them, they are
proud. Their marriages are settled for
them. Their appendages are settled for
them, and except in Russia, and per-
haps Austria, where they have certain
fixed rights under family arrange
ment, always on mean scale, they
are expected-that is, compelled--al-
ways to take part in the everlasting
pageant which makes up the daily life
of courts, and which, whether it takes
the form of review or hunt, or a
ball, or reception or dinner must be,
and in scores of memoirs is acknowl-
edged to be, so hopelessly dreary. There
is a story going the round of the papers
just now which seems almost horrible,
that grand duke Of Russia, who for
three years has been making the tour of
the globe, feted everywhere, but always
unhappy and dissatisfied, has this wcek
received the order to make the tour
again, the sole reason being to prevent
his marrying the lady to whom he is at
tached. Just think what that means
To sail on, and on forever, without hope
or knowledge or accustomed faces, or
regular duty, till your spirit is broken to
give up what ysu never will give up vol
unfairly, or can give up without offense
TO your own conscience.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-02

her hand, heard the daughter say,
Mother, you waste words; cannot live
with him; cannot endure him; shall
never return to him.
"And this you are determined on,
inquired the mother.
The answer was simple but decided
Yes"
Then" exclaimed the mother, Il
hope something will happen to remove
us both from this world. We have lived
long enough. =.
A loud crash followed. The house,
solid brick mansion, lay leveled with the
earth. The air was filled with flying
timbers, trees and even great stones were
carried along by the force of the wind.
A slab OF Kentucky marble that lay on
the grave of the head of the family, who
had died some time before, was thrown
aside like feather. A terrible tornado
had dropped, as it were, from the clouds.
A narrow path of land was swept by its
fury clean; neither house, fruit trees nor
shrub could resist it, and the mother and
daughter lay dead in the ruins. They
were the only persons killed, and the
singnlarity Of the coincidence lies in.
the fact that the tornado followed so
soon after the mothers remark: :" hope
something will happen to take US both
out Of the world. We have lived long
enough"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-02
MEMPHIS TENN: MONDAY EVENING, MARCH O. 1874

other. But contrary to all example, it
was the absent one she wanted. When
Wesley was with her she longed for BEN
nett; when Bennett was present she
longed for Wesley. How many times
she broke and renewed her engagement
with each it would be hard to tell /
love you, said she to Wesley, a thou
sand times better than ! ever loved John
Bennett; but / am afraid if | don't
marry him he'll run mad That very
evening she promised kerself again to
Bennett. A week after she told Wesley
she was determined to live and die
With him. She indeed wanted to be
married at once; but Wesley wished
for some delay. Grace said she would
not wait more than year. A fortnight
later she met Bennett, fell at his feet
and acknowledged that she had used
him ILL., They were married week
after This strange marriage seems TO
have tarned ont happy one. Bennett
died in the triumphs OF faith ten years
later. Grace survived until 1908, dying
at the age Of eighty-seven. For years
she was bright light in the Methodist
society. Wesley saw her three days
after her marriage, and but once more
on earth. Thirty-nine years after she
came to London on a visit to her son,
and expressed wish to see Wesley. He
was eighty-five years old, she past sew
enty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-02
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

NJ. L. MEACHAM...ofM NJ. L. Meaeham 4 Co.
A. N. MCKAY ...........of Sledge, Mckay K Co.
S. MANSFIELD.........of Mansfield L Higbee.
VIM. J0YN ER...of Joyner. Lennon & Gale.
WIN. B. GALBREATH.. TH..........Cotton Factor.
Hon. JOHN OVERT0N, Memphis.
j. NJ. PKTTIGREW, Of Edwards, Pettigrew
&Co.
ISAAC SCHWAB..................ofS Schwab & Co.
B. F. HALLER......of Hollowell. Crockett L
Haller.
n9y-Takes Fire and Marine risks. Dwelling
Houses and isolated Country Stores especi-
ally solicited. lSO-xviii-53
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A CAVE AND A CORPSE.
An interesting Discovery in Wis
ginia. r@


An interesting Discovery in Viz
From the Lynchburg Virginianl
Buckingham county has sensation.
A wonderful cave has been discovered
there, which writer in the Farmvlle
Mercury tells about. After describing
several chambers the account continues:
1--WE had satisfied our curiosity and
were about to leave the cave when be-
hind large rock, or rather a spur of
the main rock which formed the bottom,
nv son discovered larger passage than
any we had before seen. This we en-
tered, and after following some six or
seven feet emerged into an apartment of
immense size. The light OF our torches
falling upon the stalactites revealed a
scene of beauty which was fairly daz-
zling. The size of this apartment
cannot tell, as the roof and sides were
lost in darkness. We penetrated to a
considerable distance, keeping close to
one of the sides so that we might easily
find our way back, and would have gone
farther but for finding in a recess, some
seventy feet from where we entered,
lying directly under shelving rock, the
body of a man wrapped in some dingy
cloth. like substance. We did not know
it was the body Of man at first, and
were not positive that it was until we
had cotton it outside the cave.
"Mr. Boyd discovered the body, and
when VIC moved it from under the rock
my son found several large and beauti-
full pebbles where the body had lain, and
a small round vessel some four inches in
diameter and about two inches in hight,
shaped very much like an inkstand with
a handle; this and the stones or pebbles
he put in his pocket. We took the body
and at once went out of the cave. The
cloths with which. it was wrapped were
very rotten, and when we had laid the
body down after leaving the cave they
had nearly all been rubbed from it.
What were left crumbled like burnt
paper. Z,
I'VE brushed the body clean and found
it to be the dried up remains of a man
who had evidently been Of more than
ordinary size, for found it to be by
actual measurement FIVE feet nine inches
in length. 1t is dried and withered
something like dried meat, only the skin
is tightly drawn over it. 1t is hard to the
touch, and wherever there is a wrinkle it
is hard like parchment.
1T is impossible to form any idea what
color the man was or what his features
were like. The body now is a sort OF
smoky color and the hair, though there
is very little of it, is intensely black.
On the second finger Of each hand and
on the thumb of the right were large
square rings, round on the inside to tit
the finger These rings and the small
vessel have referred to we're evidently
composed of gold, with a large quantity
Of some kind of alloy which gave them
a very peculiar appearance.
We took the body to my house,
where it is now. When we arrived with
it there, my son bethought him of the
pebbles he had found, and showed them
to us. There are seven in all; five are
richly colored and unlike anything else
| have ever seen. The other two, |
think, are diamonds; they possess in a
very high degree the powers of rehec.
ton and refraction, and are about the
size of a cornfeld pea.
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INSURANCE. i
MERCHANTS
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS
Office: No. Is Madison st.
OFFICERS.

NJ. L. MEACHAM, President
A. N. MCKAY, Vice President
WIN. GAY, Secretary
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One of the most curious Of the relies
left of bluff old Henry VIII, his six
wives aud the three children who sue
cessively wore the crown after him, is
the cradle of his youngest daughter,
Queen Elizabeth. 1t is Of English oak,
yery massive, with richly carved panels,
six in number, two on each side, one Of
the same hight composing the foot, and
a much higher one under the headboard.
The length of the cradle is two feet
three inches, and the hight, to the top Of
the ornaments, four feet. At the foot is
a large shield, with two cherubs sup
porting the royal crown, and in the CEN
ter the initials E. R."-Elizabeth Re-
gina. This ornamental work is Of silver,
carved aud engraved in quaint devices,
that look strangely enough in our day Of
light and graceful ornaments,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-02
NERVOus DEBILITY.

Adepressed. irritable state Of mlnai weak.
nervous. exhausted feeling; no energy or anl-
nst;on. confnsed head weak memory, often
With facilitating. involuntary elscnarges.
The concurrence Of fexeessss, mental oyerEork
or indiscretions. This Nervous Deoiiity nnqs 1aas
Snee;fc No 9S II tones up the system, ar
rests discbarees. dispsls the mental gloom and
Observation-Disclosures and rejuvenates the entire sys-
tenn. Ii is perfectly harmless snd always en-
sn5 a Iaree 81 vial Of powder, which u impor-
fsnt IN old. serious cases; or 81 per single box.
Soid bv All Druggists. or sent By mail on re-
se;nt Of urice. Address HuMPHRkra SPECIFIC
- ri N. xviS4-tnki- xviii-Sa
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MEDICAL.
MEDICAL.
Dr.. Curtis on Manhood"
2OOth EDITION.
Revised and Corrected By the Author. D. Oh
+. CURTIS. NJ. D.. etc.. etc.

A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause and cure
II Premature Decline in Man, showing hoE
iealth is lost and how rogainod. IL eigCs a
slear synopsis Of the lmpcdiments to Mar iage,
he treatment Of Exhausted Vitality, Nervous
md Physical Debility. ana other disease ap-
pertaining thereto. aud the remedies there Tor,
he esults Of twenty years successful pI ac-
fice.
"'CURTIs ON MANHOOD There is no
member Of society hy whom this book will ant
be f0und useful. whether be be parent ure-
ceptor or clerrym. - lLondor Times.
Price 50 cents, by mail. Addrcss the aulhor,
DR.. CURTIS,
90 xviiiss sTrcmout Place. Bs-ton. Mass.
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Madison; Andrew Renkert. 40 Main g; r
W. Vigus, 1877 Poplar ST.. and w N. hiiker-
son 4 Co. $40 Main st., Memphis, Tenn.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

Depot at head Of Main street
.iicket Once. 2S7 Main street. corner Of
E1ison.
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, 1874-02-22
A Small Indian Wax.

There has been a late tragedy Mt Adnch, on
the line OF the Northern Pacific Railroad, which
may bring on serious battle between tue ciu-
zens Of the section and largo band OF Pillager
Indians who are hunting in the district A
trader lost sack OF flour, and, believing that a
neighboring Indian family had stolen it, searched
their wigwam and found the dour. He seized
and took it to the section-house and Was fol-
lowed By two Indian boys, who said that tho
section-house-keeper's son had sold them tia
-four. The boy denied it, aud then fell upon the
Indian boys and beat them severely. They
went homo to their Wigwam and told their big
brother, who came out with his gun and went
to the section-house to get reparasion for the
abuse the lite fellows had sustained. Ho
could get no satisfaction from the keeper, who
closed his door in the Indians face and held 1t
fast. The Indian then put the unzzla Of bis
gun close to the door and fred through into the
house. The ball cut of finger Of tho sec:ion-
house Keeper and passed into the head OF his
daughter. girl OF 19, causing her death. TIE
re:reat1ng Indian was fired at from the house
and wounded, but managed to drag himself to
his wigwam and then the band moved or Ths
Sheriff got after them, and they refused to give
up the wounded Indian, asserting that in day
or two he would die, and thus settle the difficulty
Tho white settlers we're not sure that such set
tlement was SO near ut hand. and they marshall
ed thirty Hell-ar1ned and provisloned men to
PURSUE tho Indians and give them battle.
There are about 200 Of tho Indians, and the
sktmihh may be very lively one when it comes
OF.
, 1874-02-22

why the 1teQ SeA II Called A&As
4 question that has puzzled scholars found
an American submarine diver. Smiths 'sB,ble
Dictionary discusses learnedly the name OF the
Red Sea. The Dictionary" surmises that the
name was derived from the red western noun
tains, red coral zoophites, ETC., and appears to
give litrle weight to tho real and natural reason
which came under our Americans notice. On
ono occasion the diver observed, wh,le under
sea, that the curious warering shadows, which
cross the lustrous, golden floor, like Frauen-
hofer's lines on the spectrum, began to change
mingled colors darkened the violet curtains
OF the sea-chamberr, reddeping all glints and
tinges with an angry fire. Instead Of that lus-
trous, golden ir1nament, the thallAsphere
darkened to crimson and opal The wallis grew
purple, the floor red as blood the deep itself
lHe"currentB. The view on the surface was even
more magnificent. The eea at first assumed the
Light, tawny, or yellowish-red Of sherry wine.
Anon, this wlne-co]or grew indistinct with
richer radiance; IS far IS the eye could sec,
and flashing in the crystalline splendor Of the
Tho dasEy =" red sandstone hills, Ill., " With ia's;
and aouered foliage, Ike an elabo-
rately wrought cup Of Bohemian glass enamel
ed with brilliant flowers, held tile sparkling
liquid petals Of that rony sea. This surface, on
brick-dust layer Of 1nfusoria slightly tinged With
orange. Placed in white glass bottle, this
changed Into deep violet, but the vide Eur
face Of the external sea was Of that magnificent
and brilliant rose color. It was new and pleas
ing example to tho lustrous, ever-ynryiDs beauty
minute a1gn, which under the microscope re-
vealed delicate threads gathered in tiny bundles,
and containing rings, blood diaks Of that curious
colorinR matter in tiny tubes.
, 1874-02-22
THE FLOWER OF LOVE LIES BLEEDING.

met little maid one dhy,
6he danced, and brushed tie ceW away
As lightly Is feather.
She had q ballad IN her hand
That ehn had jest been reading,
But WAS TOO young 70 nnaefatana:
That di!ty OF distant iana,
"The flower Of love Lies pleeo1ng-
Hhe trap2co Actoss 1no ueaooN.e1as
To Where a brook "Ss HOWE ,,a
, 1874-02-22

Behold he stands whors golden sands
And shells begi1t Lifo'4 silver SEES:
His full-orbed eye reads in the SKY
No sign Of storm that Is to be.
Parental halls and garden-waus
His restless feet cannot restrain:
He up-toe stands, beho1ding lands
That r11o upon the distant main.
His ardent breast feels th1t unrest,
And longing for the bright uutnown,-
That vague untold TINT must eEfcid
Tho unpossessed ~ Ill bis Own.
The inward dre Of grand desire
Feeds all the pulsea Of his soul;
He aspires TO rise abora the skies,
And view the lands from polo to polc-
He looks, and longs, and hears the eongs
That Ocean sylables all day,
OF islauds green that lie unslen
Beyond the outer gates Of Day.
Oh, wanton boy with shadows toy,
Whilo hope IS strong and fancy free;
Go gather ehells where ocean swelis.
And watch thy ehipa 60 out to Eca.
GRANVILLE II. BALLARD.
February, 1874.
, 1874-02-22

goods will be really new in fabric and design.
Shop-windows are filled with cambrics aud
muslins that make one ehiver, de-
spite the almost Observation-Disclosures
weather. II 5ou are not imperative about hav-
ing your new gowns OF the latest stuffs, you can
fit yourself out for summer at very modest
sum, and eome thrifty souls are already laying in
their summer-supplies. It certainly does seem
q triae odd to go about asking for cAlicoes and
grenadines when you're wrapped up to your nose
in fure, and shake every time door is opened.
But some people arc, as the old folks say, 80
forehanded, and are, in consequence, always
roady when the season arrives.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Report says the bonnets and hats will come
down several degrees IN April that the isother-
mo-millinery line will not permit parterres OF
flowers to blossom on the apex OF nothing; and
that the general tendency will be toward the
''scoop."
So deep is the sympathy for the ownor of
Booths Theatre in his present difficulties that
collars, cuffs neckties, ETC., put forth chris
tened with his name, as bait to the popular
purse.
The well-beloved costsleeve, proper. is quiet
y slipping into retirement !; to be followed by
sleeves puffed perpendicu1arly from wrist to
shoulder; putfed III graduated puns round the
aim /; With one Medici puff standing u2 Grim1y.
round the armhole NTH tho back edges Of the
sleeve pointed and caught together ut the tips,
over an inside puff aud numberless other va
r1e:ies.
Lace is being much more widely used for
dress-garniturc than 1t has been for several
months. As lace comes in, beads go out; which
is blessing. Beads are very expensive trim
ming, both in first cost and general wear; con-
sequent1y they are never long in fashion !; for,
as people, we do very little that doesn't pay:
The so-called India-si11 handkerchiefs with
bright borders,-i. e. linen lawn with bands OF
Chlua-suk stitched on per sowins-1nachino-are
not, and never have been, popular. They arc
dear to begin with, and IS they Will not wash
nicely, they are very doar to end with.
It has become almost universal for ladies' to
wear large silk kerchief round their nccks,
under their cloaks, after the manner OF their
legal projectors. Those who can endure the
irving white ones use them exclusively. and the
raet in thu main choose blue. EURBELOW.