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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
GENERAL mARKET.

The following quotations are for orders
from store and small lots in jobbing way:
,APPLES-Medium to extra, 81 5Og6 80 y
BAC0N-Clear sides. 9gglalOc; clear rib sides
91z9g54c; shoulders, 7i5g7l&c; hams. uncan-
vased, ll54alsc; breakfast bacon, ll9l2c.
BkAN-sl7@lS D ton.
BUTTER-steady; inferior to choice, 2559
SOc; extra, SS9j0c; western reserve and choice
roll, 3Sd40c.
BEANS-0wine to quality. 50 25@2 IS.
BAILING SIURFS' AND TIEs-Bagging. 2
f Ra,S ~ t lbs hS55Se n orders siss higher
BUILDING MATRRfALs-In store prices
are: Cement, Louisville, 50 70; RoRndale. D
hundred. 5g7; hair, 2 25q2 so . 40-lb bale;
bale; plaster, Michigan. 90; New York.
CHICKENS Range from s. 5O95 50 y
cABBAGEs-Louisiana. new. siOsi2 ,
ooc0I-NUTs-s 1900. 50.
CORN-Rules at 1880 y bushel. according
TO condition.
CHEEsE-Faetory. lflsl51Sc; English
dairy, 141zc; rates Irregular
CORN-MEAL-Quie at So 1893 IS . Dbl.
and small lots at s. 50.
DRIED FRUIT-ApplSs, lOc; peaches. lls
l2c nominal.
ounce; MORPHINE. Is , ounce; oamphor. 45c
per pound; chloroform, ! 20 b pound; castor
oil. 25c q pound; bOraX, go p pound; blue
mass, in jars. ~ pound; calOmel, 20 =
pound: indigo. T5Gsl 50 D pound; asifoeti-
dar, 55c q pound: tsrtarie acid, go; sulphuric
acid, Sc 3 pound; alcohol. % p gallon;
iOdide potash. 5 80.
EGGS-139lic . dozen; nominal.
FLOUR-Super and extra, IS 00gI 80; fam
lily and fancy brands, g 00S9 50 . Dbl; inie-
rior, s4@4 90.
FfsH-Dried cod. extra large. drains. &c;
boxes. 7oTlze.
GRITS-f2 2502 50 D Dbl.
dEESE-s546 r dozen, and slow.
GROCERIES-sugar. crushed, powdered
and granulated ID in barrel. ll?f9ll14e; sott
refined yellow and white in barrels, 81 ellie;
brown and yellow in hhds. S9l0c. hoiasses,
Louisiana, new, in barrels, 6O9l5e; sugar
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
SATURDAY., the 1lth DAY Of AprlI next

between legal hours, all the following
described property situated in the. said
county Of Crockett, and State aforesaid, tor
wit; One town lot in the town of Gadsdent
beginning at black oak. Hugh Rains north1
west corner Chat was), thence west forty nine
poles to double black oak thence south IF +
teen degrees, east one hundred and eighty
feet to a stake, thence east forty-six poles to a
stake on said Rains west boundary, themes
north one hundred and eighty to the begin !
ming, containing 81 acres the same being /.
at the date of said deed. the said W. B. Rich
ardsen's homestead. bought Of John B. Boy
kin, Nov. 3, 1860 Also in same town four other
let's. viz: No. 36 on the west side of Quincy
street, size 30xi25 feet lot No. 3S on Quincy
street, size 30xl25 feet, adjoins W. H. Soils
lot lot No. 80 on Quincy street, size 3Oxl2o
feet, adjoins W. II, Soils lot; lot No. g on
Poplar, corner of tho street. begins at a sta e.
runs north fifteen poles, thence east ten poles,
thence south twenty-four poles, thence west
fifteen poles, to tho beginning. The said last
four lots were bought by W. 3: Richardson
at sale made by decree Of the Circuit
Court in 1866 or 1877, sold for division OF the
estate of John B. Boykin, deceased. Right
of redemption waived. Sale made for beneht
of assignee Of said note. The undersigned
convey only as trustees. .o~,
B. +. DICKINSON,
W. w. WILLIAMS.
II. 7. ELLErT, Attorney.
March 3. 1874. std
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


-
MEMPHIS. TENN. March 81. lS1i.J
Business in financial circles this morning
was exceedingly qniet, with little anima-
ton exhibited in money circles. The banks
report collections easy and currency in
fair supply. and continue to discount all
frst.class paper offering at 10@l2 . cent. %
annum; en- the streets money is plentiful at
1IS@2 q cent. D, month. Brokers are paying
lll4@ll2 for gold. with few transactions. Elk
change was in fair demand and good supply
at the following rates On New York par buy
ing and selling at Ac premium. Boston ana
Eastern points at par, and on New Orleans
at 10 discount. Scrips and city bonds remain
firm but quiet; there is some inquiry for ex-
coupons and Nicolson pavement scrip. Coun-
ty and State warrants are steady ana un-
changed. There was nothing doing in rail-
road stocks or bonds. Arkansas and Missis-
stnp; eacurities rem ain nominal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
COTTON.

The market this morning opened firm, with
light offerings and fair demand for bright
cottons. New York for spot cottons was re-
ported firm, with middlings at l7c-an adj
vance of &c; futures were frmer. Liverpool
was reported steady and unchanged. New
Orleans was quoted dull, with middlings at
1870. The advance in New York stimulated
the market here, and holders were firm in
their views, asking full prices. The gloomy
weather tended to check operations to some
extent. Sales for the morning footed up nearly
500 bales, Good ordinary, lac; low middling.
1476@15c; middlng. l5Ac.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31

A depressed, irritable state Of mind; weak,
nervous, exhausted feeling; no energy or ami
nation; confused head, weak memCry. often
with facilitating, involuntary discharges.
The consequence ofexcesses. mental overWOrk
or indiseretions. This Nervous Debility hnds
Specific, No. .. II tones up the system, ar
rests discharges, dispels the mental gloom and
dependency. and reiuvenates the entire sys-
tenn. II is perfectly harmless and always en-
cient. Price -, for a package Of I'VE boxes
and large g vial Of powder, which Is impor-
tant IN old. serious cases; or 81 per single box.
Sold By ALL Druggists, or sent b. mail on re-
ceipt Of price. Address HuNPHRKTs sPEcIFIo
HoNEoP1TH1c MEDIcfSE CO., No. ~ Broad
way. n. Y, xYi5ttukf-xYiii-S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
Is made by w. B. Richardson and vito,
dated May II, 1872 to secure note Of that
date for 5000. to Dickinson, Williams * GO.
the undersigned, or one of them. will sell Tor
cash. at public auction, to the highest bidder,
the county Of Crockett. and State Of Tennes-
See, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

White river, II Cheek.....................O pm
White river, Quickstep.., pm
Wittsburg, st Francis pm
Napoleon. A pm
Cincinnati, Pat Rogers. p.m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Thompson Dean, Cincinnati.
James D Parker, Cincinnati.
Lady Lee, Red river.
Paragon. New Orleans.
. City ofYicksburg. st Louis.
John B Maude. New Orleans.
Cherokee, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
Mary Boyd, Arkansas river.
Paragon, Cincinnati.
- Frank Forest, Haile's Psint.
9 City Of Vicksburg, yicksburg.
- Belle Memphis, st Louis.
Lady Lee, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Quickstep, W Cheek. John B Maude. 81
Francis, A White. Legal Tender, James ID
Parker, Pat Rogers, GAINESVILLE. Belle Of
Texas. Cherokee.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather cloudy, with indications of more
rain. The river here rose four inches yester-
day, and has risen altogether since the late
rise set in seven and one half inches. The
upper streams are all falling. AT st. Louis
the Mississippi is falling, and at Cairo it is
stationary. White river is declining steadily.
At Little Rock the Arkansas river is falling,
- - 80 L.;sI this n,orring with n
'ne "na,i "a' hass, - 800 raoe;v;ng and
S; SvJ n;,os- - ' :
'''9''''' - v,scv,,,xvors
Ano,hor have ra;n Lost niybt The river
hoe :. ttreo Goo, lower than n was in 1871
~. nj 1872 :. sn.ss 49,. ..ss ''"0- ''
~ 90. ;nohos s;,ce ve,,or-
A.. 49,, -, =, 49,, 49,
M NJ. M, ~ Ss~t;s 10000 :, G, LAMA
oon ~ 80, o,J ooo No.
r ~, rotatoos -
ThoTa ' f.o Rod r;vor ros,ed nm for
G. I., - ,...to-da,.
~ NJ. IA s,..-.3 g.. A.to,o. r;vo-
,ost r;ah, ,vi,h = s,;r TIN
Tho I'asoI IT. Tanasra c;,,, 81 Aror.t. ,vos
.o,rod -, o,-or,;rr 49, ,ho r,ontb of WoIf
r;vsr vbero tbev Viii avait The action of the
oo,,-,s
tn p... e.,,, ,o.,oors e.. c;nc;r-
-; 80 =, ,a.,sr5a,, ,f,orroor She lost
nnu uII,o - $500 son5;, ~ shnts
sho adaaa -. 9oo haIos 'of cotton and left for
,ie Suueu mere 1OO o1'e' u 'O''V" anu '''' 'O'
'i M oni T, a. u'iA. ~ ;.h ,,oo .o,s %
-. 1877 -. ~. n.,aans iaid ove- here
ile.sn.' oounu ~. ~" ~ ,."ns 49, and all
-
cake - o v;,,;.u,
ihe Ueolse W. OnseA' OSp'aiI a1
hlliot'' leayes I'M, evening i1i az po'-.s ~
Nhite' black ana Little hed rivers eaii',ns
the nlted states mall Lee Ou"ii"'HSs - ''''
chief purser.
The sam j. Hale' that exploueu a s'sa yea.
pipe sunday hisht' met WIN a slni,.al 49,
dent three years ago on the ONO river near
Golconda, killing several people.
Inc Arhhstoh lor bieinpuis P"'soU
vile yesterday morning.
The Indiana for New Orleans teit LouisVile
yesterday.
The Charles Bodmann, Exporter and Bis
marck arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The James D. Parker. Captain Bob Wise.
arrived in port this morning from Cincinnati
with full cargo of Western products, ana
will leave on Wednesday with a return trip.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
SATURDAY.. Nav 2, 1S74,

at the southern gate of Court Square, in Menu
phis. Tennessee, between 10 o'clock IN ting
morning and o'clock in tie afternoon, sci
for cash at public 99utcry, the properly e0n
as follows, viz: The following tracts OF lanc
in Pulaski county, Arkansas, all in township
one, south of the base line in range eleven.
west of the principal meridian, containing Ia
all 1918 2-100 acres, being all the lands constl-
tuting the Fourche Place, wherein John D..
Adams. on December II. 1877, resided, to-wlt;
That part of the northwest quarter of sectien
% lying south of FOurche Bayou, about ~
acres north half of southwest quarter OF Sec
ton %, containing 50 acres northeast quar-
ter of section %, containing 100 acres south
east quarter Of section Y, containing l5S oo-lVV
acres; northwest quarter of section Z3, con-
tanning 159 $500 acres: fractional part Oh
the southwest quarter Of section 70, on when
den, containing 81 14-10O acres; that, part OF
the southwest quarter of section IL that iles
south of Fourche Bayou, containing about "a
acres, upon which stands the gin; all thag
part of the southeast quarter OF secuou ~
living south of Fourche Bayou. containing 4
acres; the southeast quarter of section IA, conf
tanning 160 acres; the southwest quarter 81
section Is, containing llS 32-lOO acres; thf
northeast quarter of section rs, oontalnin
12s 49, 100 acres; all that part OF the nerthwes
quarter of section "a lying west OF the Arkant
sas river, containing 80 52l0O acres. all of SAID
tracts of land constituting the plantauOq
known as the Fourche Place. And at the SANG
time and place, will also sell the tollowln
personal property conveyed to me by sal
trust deed, tO-wit: All the mules, stock
farming implements, tools and Improvement
on said plantation. Sale to be made to pal
debt secured by said trust deed. Equity ~
redemption waived; also widows right
dover. IN -,
'V I'D OH'' :" W. Y.C HUMEs, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
STEAM BOATS.
For New orleans.

For New Orleans.
Memphis and New Orleans Packet CO.--For
Xicksburg, hatcher, New Orleans and all
Way and Bend Landings.
JOHN B. DE.......................Noel, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE N=S 4.
w THURSDAY. April 3D. at
5 pm. $500
For freight or passage apply to
j.. 7. WASHINGTON. Agent,
1923 AZ Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
Trustees Sale.

Under AND BY VIRTUE OF A DEE
u of Trust executed to me by John 8 Too
Charles ]. Phillips and Frank NJ; M hal
partners under the style of Toof, Phillips
Co., on the 1lth day of January. 1873. regi
tered in the Register 8 Office Of Shelby count!
in Book 81. page AS, TO which reference
here made, to secure the payment Of certal
indebtedness therein named, now held by
G. Graham, l will, at the request Of said benz
fciary,
On Saturday, April IL. 1874,
on the premises, in the city of Memphis, OFF
for sale and sell for cash, at public auction,
the highest bidder, the following described rel
estate, viz: A certain lot. being part Of q
lot known and described on the plan Of q
city of Memphis as lot No. 4 in block No. ,
Topp's subdivision, and beginning on u
north line of Vance street, southeast cornl
Of said lot No. 4; thence westwardly wi
Vance street 65 feet; thence northwardly u
feet to an alley IS feet wide; thence east wi
said alley IS feet to the northwest corner
lot No. of said block; thence southwark
along the west line OF lot No. 5 to the begit
ming. being at point 80 feet east of the n
tersection of Vance and Orleans streets. VI
right of redemption is expressly waived 4
said trust deed, and the title is believed to ,
good. but l will sell and convey only as Irul
tee HOWELL II. JACKSON,
I0-96 Trusted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31

The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
All rail-First class. 81 81; second class, 81 49,
third class. 81 o.; fourth class, SIC; fifth class,
&c.
The following are freight rates, y cwt., on
oo,o nracsad oofton m the nOinfs named.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31

For Pine Biun.
Regular Pine Bluff Packet-For Helena South
Bend, Auburn, New Gascony and all way
points.
BELLE OF EXAS...........W oodburn. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE on G@s. =
w TUESDAY, Slst inst, at siSIIsk2
pm. -
For freight or passage apply to
GLENN Il VlNS0N, Agents,
1926 on Wharfboat, foot of Court street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31

walls, with directions:
Nos. Cures. Cents
l. Fevers, Congestion, Infammations,
g Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, -
3. CryIng-Colic, or Teething of Infants, 81
4 Dfarrhoeas of Children or Adults,
5. Dysentery, Gripping Bilious Conc, %
G. ChOIern-1Iorbu8,N Vomiting, 81
Z. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, =. u
8. Neural osia, Toothache, Faeeache, 81
0. Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo, y
10. Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach.
II. Suppressed, or Painful fefioas, .
u. whites, too Pr0fuse PERIODS, y
Is. Croup. Cough, Difficult Breathing, u
H. salt Rheussl, Erysipelas, Erlptions, Z.
Is, RheunnffsTn, Rheumatic Pains, y
IL. Fever and Ague, ChiiA te-sii Asues' ~
II. Piles, blind OF bleeding, =. ~
IS OphthnIT1r, and Sore or Weak Eyes, 81
10. Catarrh, Acute or Chronic lnhnenza, "
20. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Violent Cougasi
q. Asthma, Oppressed Breathing, y
81 ScT,fuIa. Fri3r.ei Glands, Swelling, ID
"a General Debility, Physical weakness ..
% Dropsy and Sceuty Secreh0nH, -
81 Sea-Sfcl.ness. i-ness iroll AHin5' D.
~. Hidney-Disenso, Gfayel, ~; -
"a. Nervous Debility. SeminHi "eNAi'a'i m
or Involunta-y Discharges W.
90 sore Mouth, Canker, - "
s0 Urinary Weakness. Wetting the Deb ~
al. Painful Pertods, with spali7i IN
10. Sufferings az Change Of Lie ~
81 TnIIrDsev, STassns. St. Vitus' Dance, =. 10y
"a ninhthe,;in, Uieera'Cl Sore Throat. ~
as. Chronic Congestions and Eruptions' ~
FAMILY CASES.
Case rAforoccol with above 30 large vials a ana pa
Manual Of Directions, ~ ~
Ca , tMoroccol Of 20 large vials anl Book %
~These remedies arc sent py - -
case or single box TO any part o. tn ne
country, free OF charge, on receipt oi
price. Address
utInnphreys' SPECIFIC
homeopathic MeoHilne Goa
once and Depot, No. 500 BRoADWAH. Z" AOAA-
For sale by all Druggists
And BY II. G. steeFer 4 Co.. Second a., corner
Madison; Andrew Renkert, 10 Main st.; 7
W. Vigus. l7 Poplar ST.. and W. n. Wilker.
son & Co., $40 Main st., Memphis. Team.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
For cincinnati.

Memphis and Ohio River Packet, Co:-For
Cairo. Evansville. Louisville and Cincin-
nati-The new sidewheel steamer
PAT ROGERS .Merriles, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON IT,
w TUESDAY. the 3ist inst. -
at5p.m. Throueh tickets to New -
York. SOS, and all other Eastern cities at pro-
portionate rates. For freight or passage ap-
p'' y" ' ED. COBB & CO.. Agents.
25-26 256 Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
For white River.

Elliott Line Memphis and White River Packet
co.,. s. Mail-For JacksOnport, AUGUSTA,
West Point, Searcy. DesArc, Deval's Bluff,
Clarendon, Indian Bay, Concordia, Car
sons, Friar's Point and Helena.
GEO. w. CHEEK-.................-..E master
r EAvES MEMPHIS TUES r.. =
IL DAY, 3lst inst. o. pm. Lst4
For freight or passage apply to saA14AAllA
JOS. ELLIOTT, Agent,
1926 Mol Elliott block. foot efferson St.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
Trustees Sale.

PURSUANT TO A TRUST DEED Exc
rine A. Adams and Sam b. Adams, dated
December II, 1872, and recorded Il. the Re-
corder's office of Pulaski county, Arkansas, II
will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
Dor WING RIver.

For White, Little Red and Black Riyers-In-
dian Bay. St. Charles, Crocketts Bluff, Mt.
Adams. Clarendon, Des Arc. Augusta, Jack
sOnport and above.
QUICKSTEP master
+ EAVES ON TUESDAY, 3lst IT, :
IL last. at pm, For freight ~ ~
or passage apply on board.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31
FOR st. Francis River.

T RAvEs MEMPHIS ON MON ~
IL DAYS. WEDNESDAYS and stt
FRIDAYS. at 5 pm. 1--.-1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-31

j. L. HuIxF. $50 Main street.
F'rTr,rtx & Bios, 73 Second street.
II eTrssrf., SR. 4 Sons. "a Jefferson, l9 Main
GForGE Cn0sEY, i23l{ Union street,
nj. DarsvvfHER, los Main and los Adams.
j. A. McCtRrrR B Co, Wholesale, 81 shelby,
.scHILLiNG BIO, g Jefferson street.
Gro. IEoNAs. IS Poplar street.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-07
Home.

Best of all things to us is home. In
hours of ambition and pleasure we may
sometimes forget its exquisite sweet
ness, but let sickness or sadness come,
and we return to it at once. Let the
hollow hearts that feign a friendship
which they do not feel stand revealed
before us-let us know, as we al, must,
at moments, that, however important
we may be in our own estimation, our
places would be filed at an hours no.
tice, should we die tomorrow, then we
whisper to ourselves the magic word
home, and are comforted.
Home, sweet home y It does
not matter how "humble it is /; nor
is it less home for being palace. 1t
is where those we love dwell-wherever
that may be-where we are valued for
ourselves, and are held in esteem be-
cause of what we are in ourselves, and
not because of power, or wealth, or what
we can do for other people.
Who would be without home? who
would take the worlds applause and
honor in place of the tenderness of a
few tender hearts, and the coy Preside
meetings where the truth may be spoken
without Gisgnise, and envious carpiugs
are unknown? In life's battle even the
hero finds many enemies, and much
abuse and Islander and detractlon but
into home, if it is what it ought to be,
these things never find their way.
There, to his wife, the plainest man be-
comes a wonderful thing--a sage. man
who ought to be president of the United
States, and would be were his worth
known
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-07
JOHN PAUL TO THE COMET.

Eccentric orb, shot madly from thy sphere,
Planet without plan, dost travel on thine ear
Through wide expanse Of space?
Out on a bender.
Of volumes vast, but thif: wide-circulatng
Thou holy, high, translated Legal Tender,
Approach, come higher; obliging acquiescence'
For To- the waiting swell-mob Of the press
Would fain go through thee,
And I, youth, ba d, honest, simple, gesniIhg;
Of poor but honest parents bCrn-not nusn 'IiOuhN
born in Flushing
Am here to interview thee.
Tell us thy lineage as I've told thee mine
We have one end already Of thy equous Line
Thy sire,
COggia, 49,. ia
rThou capst not read thy rhyme withouten lre)
But tell us of thy dam,
A most transparent. permeable shafn,
In all tradition linked with woe and sla ughterI
Thou well mightst be son, a scion, slVer'
An offspring Of the bad dam Of Mill River.
But no,
Not so,
You tell us, Comet, dprODOs
OF water-thOu'rt considered cross and Grabbed
Ere thou com'st nearer, tell us, art thou rabid
Had Sirius bit thee?
Sure tits enough to puzzle one,
They let that star ramp round without a muzzle on
That tail o Comet, gives another text
For questions ends 1t here, complete, convexed,
Or is't 80 to be continued in tie next -
In the next world, like Braddon's. Wikie Collins
And that COMPOUNDED " History of Rollins,
Which when I thought I'd beaten Its last column
Always outfanked me with another volume.
Is't thy intent to pass with spiteful thrust,
Or exc to bounce us /" bust our ancient crust
Erect a Mansard on this planets brow,
Raise Cam, turn Jack-in brief to have row?
If that's thy game, put up thy fms; why, dumb i
Old Earths full of grit; and you can't come ii
Comet
But if your tail swept by and failed to twist me,
'Twoud be just the first thlng~ln NE mat eVel
mis- mel
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-08-07
Dickens Platonic Affair.

A London correspondent of the Ar
cadian writes In the last American
papers which have come to hand I see
that Wilkie Collins drama of THE
Frozen Deep has been performed in
Boston. You are perhaps aware that
Collins has recently been engaged in
turning this play into a novel. The
Frozen Deep awakens many sad refec
tions IN my mind, as that piece was in
directly the means of bringing about
much of Dickens domestic unhappiness
The whole story of his separation with
his wife has never yet been proper "
told, and in all prob bility never will
be, as his widow is resolved to main
tain the silence she has so long kept.
But it is generally known that the fam
lily is dissatisfied with Fosters book.
Your readers may Lave heard of the
grand amateur performances given in
1856 at the free trade hall, Manchester,
in aid of the Douglas Jerrold fund
Dickens, Collins; Shirley Brooks, Mark
Lemon, and many other celebrated
writer's took parts. The ladies' charac-
tels were interpreted by professional
actresses. Among these was Miss Ellen
Ternan. She was then fresh, pleas
tbAU-AOOh1DS SlL4y l1OU CSDCC1dll1 "
but possessing a good figure and an ex-
tremely agreeable manner. If ever
the German poets doctrine of elective
affinities was proved to be true it was
when Dickens and Miss Ternan met.
1t was evident to nearly all of us that
the two were mutually infatuated.
Dickens was constantly at her side,
though his manner was carefully guard
Cd liaHnnc yuSkh 1,n
but she did not appear to notice the in
timacy. Very soon after these perform
ances Miss Ternan, at Dickens wish,
left the stage. His affection for her was
said to have been purely platonic, and
posed to dispute this belief. But new
ertheless it was this intimacy which was
the final cause of the rupture between
Dickens and his wife. For many years
prior to 1859 their mutual relations had
been anything but happy, although |
do not think that Mrs. Dickens had
previously had any we'll grounded cause
fer jealousy. A short time after the
party returned from Manchester. Mrs.
Dickens went into a fashionable Jew
eller's at the West End, where she was
in the habit of dealing, and was asked
by one of the firm, who knew her well :,
how she liked her new bracelet. She
said that she did not understand him,
as she had not received any such article.
The gentleman then explained that it
was one Mr.. Dickens had ordered for
his wife, with likeness and some hair
in. This of course opened Mrs. Dick
ems, eyes, and a separation speedily
followed. Since that time Mrs. Dick
ems has lived very quietly in pretty
little house near the Regents Park,
where her children, whose respect and
affection she has always enjoyed, have
ever been frequent visitors"