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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.

BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
Arkansas river, Mary Boyd ...............5p p. IN
st. Louis. City of Chester. p. m
Vicksburg. City of Helena."...~...".......5p p. m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Great Republic, New Orleans
F" Atlantic, New Orleans.
f" Susie Silver, st. Louis
" City of Chester, st. Louis.
=" Thos. Sherlock, Cincinnati.
(" J. d. Parker, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Allin, Friars Point.
- Great Republic, st. Louis.
f" Atlantic, ST. Louis.
4" Susie Silver, New Orleans.
" Thos Sherlock, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT
Mary Boyd, City of Chester, Frank
Forest, J. D. Parker
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-11
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

Weather exceedingly warm. The
river here is still on the decline, with 81
feet to Cairo, but the channel lumpy and
hard to define. At St. Louis the river
rose IS inches yesterday, being the June
rise out of the Missouri, which will i'm
prove the channel from St. Louis down.
The Ohio is still receding, with five feet
large on the bars in the lower river.
White river is falling, with a fair stage
of water from Jacksonport down. The
Arkansas is declining, with three feet in
the channel from Pine Bluff out and 30
inches from there to Little Rock. BUSH
ness on the landing was dull this morn
ing, with little movement in freights and
few boats in port.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The John B. Maude loads at st. Louis
this trip for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower for Memphis, and
Kountz for New Orleans, left St. Louis
last evening
The Bodmann left Louisville yester-
day for New Orleans.
The Government has taken charge of
the canal, and boats now go through the
canal at ten cents per ton.
The City of Quincy left New Orleans
last evening for St. Louis.
The Arlington left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis.
The June rise is coming out of the
Missouri.
The Great Republic passed up last
night with good trip of people and
freight for St. Louis.
The Atlantic aud barges passed up
last night for St. Louis after adding here
an empty ice barge
The Susie Silver succeeded in getting
over Osceola bar and passed down last
night deeply laden.
The Phil Allin went out with good
trip
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise, will arrive to day from Cincinnati
with full cargo of Western products,
aud leaves tomorrow evening With re
turn trip for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati.
Jim Franklin, since he has domieiled
himself in Uncle Toms cabin, parts his
hair in the middle.
The Nashville will enter the Memphis
and Cincinnati trade as a low water
packet
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-11
KNIGHTs OF PYTHIAs.

TKExEssKz LoDeE No. 5-M.... ~
every v ednesday night at 80 sseond ~
street, Vincent Block, opposite en-.
2. <. MCLEAN. G. Q. P, J. Moran y auaI g
stedt. n; Of F.; A. Hum. ". o. z Lin q
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TRMPERAECE SOCIETY.

NAI9NA TEMPLE OF n. AND 7. No. I-nss.,
Gery Tuesday night at hall Of Cyrene Com
=. tt ?. a. Lamont, W.T.; Jos. Il. So "
os'a' r W. z. T.; Z. 7. Risk, ir.. ". R,
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CGUR DE- LION LODGE No. 1s-Mea4, -
Monday night at go Second street. WEI eseIy
Block, opposite Court Square. r. NJ. HAD
z. O.: y. X. Brenan, v. c.: Q. A. Bur- a
+; B. II. Coleman, NJ. F.; j. j. Ross K b
81; Jacob Phster. p. o.. I'd. y. Jank- - ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-11

The following Is the present tariff from New
York and Boston to Memphis on freights by
the GreatW estern Dispatch Fast Freight Line:
third class. 81 OF; fourth class. SAC; fifth class.
&c.
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STEAMBOATS,.

For New OFIeans.
Louisville and New Orleans Packet = Fer
Vicksburg. Natchez and New Orleans.
MARY HOUSTON Miller, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON w.
~ FRIDAY. 18th inst. at s3Et1f
pm. dAAa4as4
R. W. LIGHTBURNE.
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co.. Is Madison.
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For Arkanaaa River.

Memphis and Arkansas Packet Company
United States Mail Line-For Pine Bluff,
Little Rock, and all points through TO Fort
Smith.
FORT GIBS0N.................-...Nowland. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON ~,
w SATURDAY 18th inst. at 49,
GLENN & VINSON. Agents.
$3.50 Wharf boat, foot of Court street.
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For White RIVER.

For White River.
For White, Little Red and Black Rivers, Lit
tie Rock. Hot Springs and Fort Smith.
QUIl KSTEP. Harry. mastar
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T EAVEs AS ABOVE sATUR- ~ .
- DAY, 18th int, at pm. ~,
For freight or passage apply en- -
baard. OF to
R. W. LIGHTBUKNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co., Is Madison.
$3.50 rr.-r q
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For Pine BIuH.

For Pine Bluff and all way landings on Ar
kansas River, carrying the U. S. Mail.
MARY BOYD ....................H aines, master
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MEMPHIS POSToFFICE.

OVFIcH HouRs-FRoK An. TO 5P.M. SUNDAY
FRON TO 10 An.
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a GOOD INVESTMENT!
With Plobable Chance Of Realizing Largely
S4O'" MSsross5 fSx 4 ss5f1 shA hataS:EsozS atGs

have lately, known, possession
Of
in the original purchase
ety,th ION have obtained
Managers market
judge Underwood situated on sunr
which an the errad bluffs that
the Cnon Summit
the pride St Paul The lot l26 feet front lie ane %h depth OF l;6
ns and which added ansafd root very
wealthy that
ubdded building
Ffty-eve n Addition value s8,OW
John Wann
g. the SEX Section No H. Rose Townsh
St belonging
This splendid both regards soil
Forty SIX
ling built
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Summit aV&nue purchased from Judge Under
all modern Improvements.
House Victoria street and Summit Oox2
6-ace in Roseoale Park
* Goodrich in Rosedale Park
Goodrich in Roedale Park
Lot 50x2OOO Victoria street
Lots
Victoria Streets
$500 each
6ox250 and 0xl5O Summit avenue Grand avenue
Goodrich Rosedae Park Addition
average valuation Of $'2o each -.
Addition, and two blocks Joh1
Wnn's residence, of them at $685. 2l lots at $780, lots
at $3.50
Is acre Lots belonging Catholic Orphan Asylum 49,
S e acre Lots in SECTION Town 49, Rang A 1eng tne Cah
Daily papers, equivalent for the Sh rehod
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Daily and Weekly Paper
ST. PAUL PRESS,
ST. PAUL DISPATCH,
ST. PAUL PIONEER,


entitled thereto the above daily he euver
weekls. .
property all will admit and most egiMy su'
Industrial School
adjoining there will be built short time church (Which
Add
Mississippi this central location Of the land
that
enLa
5000
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culture herewith contains suggestions Of
much interest to the general public and re-
fers to the approaching centennial and the
part this department is ready to take in it.
feel that the nation at large is interested in
having this exposition q success and COM
mend to Congress such action as will secure
a greater general interest in it. Already for
eign nations have signifed their intention to
be represented at it. It may be expected
that every civilized nation will be represent
3D.
THE CIVIL SERVICE. '.
The rules adopted to improve the civil
service Of the government have been ad-
bsesd been pso,be ts as vh d0"eI tSe opoos as esa
with which they met. The effect Of it has
been favorable on the whole, and has tended
to the elevation Of the service but it is i'm
practicable to maintain them without the di-
rect and positivessuppo Of Congress. Gene
rally the support which this reform receives
Is from those who give it their support only
to lind fault when the rules are apparently
departed from. Removals from offG., with
out preferring charges against parties re-
moved are frequently cited as departures
from the rules adopted, and the retention of
those against whom charges are made bY
irresponsible persons, and without grounds,
them. Under these circumstances, therefore,
I announce that if Congress adjourns with
out positive legislation on the subject o
civil service reform, i will regard such &C.
ton Is diapproval Of the system, and viii
abandon it except SO hr as to require exam
nations for certain aprointees to determine
their fitness. Competitive examinations
win be abandoned. The gent who
hays given their serviises without eemrensa-
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assemblies and then submitted to and ratified
by majority of the voters of the State vot.
ing thereon. The nth of May, 1874, the
Governor convened an extra session of the
general assembly of the State, which on the
18th Of the same month passed an act
providing for convention to frame
. new constitution, the schedule Of which
provided for the election of an entire new
set of State officers, in manner contrary to
the then existing laws of the Sta!e. On the
18th Of October, 1874, this constitution, as
therein provided, was submitted to the peo-
pie for their approval or rejectioa, and, 40
Sording to the election returns, was approved
by large majority Of those qualified to vote
thereon, and at the same election persons
were chosen to fill the State, county and
township offices. The Governor elected in
1872 lor the term Of four years turned over
new constitution, whereupon the Lieutenant
Governor, also elected for the term of TOM
years, claiming to act as Governor. and al
1eging that said proceedings, by which the
new constitution was made and new set =,
officers elected, were unconstitutional and
illegal and void, called upon me, as provides
in section 4, article 4 of the constitution. Ia
protect the State against domestic Violence
As Congress is; now investigating the
political affairs Of Arkansas, lave
declined to interfere. The whole
subject Of executive interference with the at:
fWs Of State is repugnant to public Opin.
BID, to the feeling Of those who, from theil
Z official capacity, must be used In such inter.
position, and to him or those who must di.
rect i. Unless most clearly on the side o
law, such interference becomes crime
With ',lt =: the laH - support \, + is condemnes
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
A FAMOUS WATCH.
Representation of Lafayette's Ticker by
Minister Washburne

Representation of Lafayette's Ticker by
Minister Washburne.
A Paris telegram of Dec. 9 saws Tn
conformity with the resolution adopted
by the American Congress on the 22d
OF June last, Mr.. Washburne, the United
States Minister, to-day handed to M.
Oscar de La Fayette, Deputy in the Ma
tional Assembly from Seine ct Marine
and grandson of the Marquis de La Fay-
cite, the watch Washington presented
to the letter as a souvenir of the capitu-
lation of Lord CORVALLIS. The watch
was stolen from the Marquis de la
Fayette while he was travelling in the
United States in the year 1926, but was
recovered in later years. The presenta-
ton ceremonies took place at the hotel
OF the American Embassy in the pres
ence of the entire La Fayette and
other families, the attaches of the
United States Legation, and many dis
tinguished Americans.
Mr.. Washburne, in addressing M. de
la Fayette, narrated the circumstances
Of the theft of the watch, and passage
by Congress of the resolution for it's
restoration to the descendants of the
Marquis de la Fayette, and said:
I am fulfilling pleasant duty. The
inscription on the watch recalls to mind
great deed which can never be effaced
from the history of the United States
the deed which terminated the Ameri-
can Revolution and assured the indie
pendence of the United States. I am
here as interpreter of the sentiments of
the government and people of the
United States toward you and other
descendants of the Marquis de la Fay
cite. Let us form earnest wishes for
the happiness and prosperity of all
bearing your venerated name, and with
those wishes let us associate France,
who was allied with the United States,
who is our traditional friend, and
whose glory is so dear to u.s.
M. de la Fayette, in reply to Mr..
Washburne, acknowledged his thanks
for the relic presented to him by the
United States Congress. He also
thanked Mr.. Washburne for the kind
words he had uttered, and added that
La Fayette family were filed with
profound gratitude for the sympa-
thetic remembrance after so many
years. He requested Mr.. Washburne
to express to the American people and
to their Congress and government the
thanks Of the La Fayette family, and
their homage and admiration of their
second country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17

Census OF. 1873. tEstimated.
In most of the foregoing counties
wheat was raised, but was most uneven
ly distributed.
Homesteaders depended largely upon
the corn crop and vegetables, which
were destroyed. The failure of corn,
the principal food for domestic animals
in the State, has necessitated the feed
ing of wheat in addition to this there
has been large increase in the acreage
of winter wheat sown this fall. These
two causes have diminished the supply
of breadstuffs, and lessened the ability
of those counties to provide for their
own unfortunate.
The following articles are the most
needed: Children's clothing, women's
clothing, boots and shoes, bed cover
ing, corn, potatoes, -four, beans,
hominy and fuel.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
The Airy HabitatiOns of the Swiss.

Mr.. Ell. w. Beecher says concerning
"how the Swiss live %: cas- much as
anything am surprised at the places
deemed habitable and actually inhab-
tied. On the sides of mountains, on
the edges of precipices, upon sleeps
which the children of the plains would
hesitate to climb as feat of daring,
are seen not single houses alone, but
groups of them and large neighbor-
hoods. Indeed, half the people of
Switzerland love to live on shelves, and
I suppose they can crawl along perpen-
dicular places by some such provision
as the flies have otherwise it is diff
cult to see how they ascend and de-
scend. And how children are ever
brought up, I can't imagine. [ should
expect four out of five, the moment they
stepped out of the door, to fall down
into some lake or gorge. Yet the pop
ulation continues to increase and main
tain it's numbers. They are children Of
the air. They are forever surrounded
by mountains, than which nothing is
more haantifr1l |"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
High-TOned SmugglerS.

The Commissioner OF Customs de.
nounces the fashionable European tour.
list, male or female, as a high-toned and
very costly smuggler. He estimates
the value of dutiable goods brought to
this country by these tourists and
whlsked unceremoniously through the
custom-house as wearing apparel at
1928, 600, 900 annually. Instances are
reported where returning travellers have
defrauded the revenue in an outrageous
way. 1t is the boast of one fashionable
lady living in New York, who does Eu-
rope and the custom-house yearly, that
she realizes more than her expenses
abroad by the sale of the silks. velvets.
and laces which she brings in as her
own wearing apparel. An ex-M. G..
from Massachusetts, brought over if
teen trunks, which on his representa-
ton that they contained nothing but
his family's clothing, were passed with
out charge. 1t was subsequently ascer-
tanned that more than one-half of the
goods were delivered to lady friends of
the family, and that the government
had been defrauded out of some S., 500
coming legally as duty on these goods.
Instances of this kind are multiplied,
and Congress is asked to investigate.
The evasion OF duties is not thought a
heinous offense, except when practiced
by some one not at all distinguished
for probity. The weather beaten
skulker who runs his smack along the
shore looking for some no-custom- house
1,,%0 n1~ H. T. &C
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
THE LAKES.

Resume of Marine Disasters During S74
Number of Casualties, 1851; Dam-
age, $3,031,7OO-243 Lives Lost in
1874, Against 22I in 1873.
The Evening Wisconsin, of Milwau-
kee, gives a review of the disasters and
loss of life on the lakes during the sea-
son. According to the Wisconsin
there have been 1,251 casualties of all
kinds, major and minor, against /, 318
last year. The estimated damage to
property foots up So, OBJ. 700. against
So, $4,000 in 1873, a falling off of $944,-
800. This, in view of the fact that the
tonnage afoat in 1874 was greater than
in 1873. might appear surprising we're
it not for the fact that the past season
was one of the dullest ever experienced
in the history of lake navigation, and
that IN consequence large amount of
tonnage was laid up during the two
most disastrous months, October and
November. Last year the losses
In October footed up nearly twice the
amount of any other month of the sea-
son, viz, 81, 407,OO This year No
vember makes the largest showing,
viz, 1868, 900, and had it not been that
so many vessels were in winter quarters,
there is no telling what point the fig
ures would have reached. An enumera-
tion of the loss Of life during the year
shows the number to have been 243,
against 221 in 1873, and 219 in 1872.
In this respect the record, very unfor-
tunately, is against 1874. Following is
tabular statement:
The following recapitulation gives the
number of disasters in each month, to-
gether with an estimate of the damage
involved, and comparison with the
disasters during the same time in 1878
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
Manufacture of Razor Blades.

The celebrated razor blades produced
by Rodgers of Sheffield, and which go
to all parts of the civilized world, are
forged out of bars of the very best
highly carbonated cast-steel, tilted to
about half an inch in breath, and of
thickness sufficient for the back of the
razor. The blade is first nodded at
the end of the porter-rod, and then
forged, and, the edge being brought
out, the concave surface is formed by
working the side so the rounded edge
of the anvil it is then cut off, and the
tang is either drawn out from the same
material as the blade, or, if this be of
superior quality, a piece of iron is
welded to it. The steel used is of ex-
cellent quality, OF as to undergo the
heating necessary to produce the thin
ner part, while the back is left thick.
Some of the workmen are so expert in
forging the blade, that they will pro-
duce on the anvil an edge so sharp and
even, that it can be used for shaving
after being whetted. After forging, the
blade is smithed, or beaten on an anvil,
to render the metal as compact as pos
sible. The blade is also slightly ground
or scorched, after the forging, on a
coarse, dry grit stone, to bring it to the
shape required and remove the black
scale or coating. The blade is next
drilled for the Joint, and stamped with
the name, then hardened and tempered,
and ground on a milestone of from
four to eight inches in diameter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17

In analyzlng its tables we find
that there are in the United States
$50 women making ropes ], 495 set
ting types; 46 miners; 2, $50 mechanics,
10 meat packers 100 manufacturers
495 operatives in iron works IS fisher
women !; 6 distillers of liquors 60 cur
riers s brewers 1O2 founders
Is agricultural implement makers 70
barkeepers F; 80 commercial travellers
379 pawnbrokers; 20 undertakers
criers of newspapers 1915 hucksters
10 bankers; 391 whitewashers sculp-
tors; Z sections; 525 doctors /; 5 law
yers; 173 professional musicians 81
clergymen 2 hostlers 2 hunters and
trappers 35 journalists; "a dentists
2 chiropodists /; 1 architect; 285 artists;
692 actors All dairymen; As stock
herders; - auctioneers; S65 hotel
keepers; II livery-stable keepers 100
showmen; 1876 transfers ~ soap
makers 239 millers; 7 powder-makers;
steam boiler makers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
A GRASSHOPPERED STATE.

Extent of the DestitutiOn I'm Kansas
Report of the Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture.
Alfred Gray, Secretary of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture, in compli-
ance with request from Gov. Osborn
for summary of the returns to his
office relating to restitution in the
State, the result of grasshopper or To-
Gust devastation, reports that the fol-
lowing counties are unable to provide
for their own destitute, and will re-
quire outside aid to prevent actual
starvation
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17

draught in honor of the Grants, or to
accept. beating as partisans of the
Greggs.
Little Allan's Fair" became thing
of lasting renown-in short one of the
landmarks of time among the residents
of that quarter. For two generations
at least, local events were dated there
from births, marriages, deaths, etc.,
being spoken OF as occurring within
such and such time thereof.
Gerald Gregg was carried home, to
die fortnight afterward of his
wounds. Having been man of mark,
his wake" was attended by hundreds.
It lasted for week, during which a
fabulous amount of spirits was con-
sumed, and an endless number of VOWS
of vengeance were made against his
slayers by kinsmen and followers. 4 y
And here / have to record an Incl
dent which I deeply regret, and would
willingly suppress. The event, how
ever, is too illustrative of Irish man.
ners in the olden time not to be record
ed. And, besides, this narrative is in
all respects narrative of facts, and
must not be mutilated.
On the last and widest evening of the
wake, my grandfather, and daredevil
friend known as "Yellow Billy" deter
mined to pay q visit to the house OF
mourning. 1t was about the rashest
enterprise that two Irish gentlemen
could Notwithstanding exceeding
ly like boarding herd of hungry tigers
in their Jungle. To the two, however,
the freak presented attraction beyond
their power to resist. Despising all re-
monstrance, they girt on their swords,
mounted their horses, and rode off.
Having reached the house, they tied
their steeds to the gate, and, swagger-
ing in, elbowed their way through to
the room where the dead man lay in his
coffin. Not a finger was lifted in op-
position. Some were stupefed at their
unheard-of daring others said to them
selves. "They regret the deed, and are
come to express their feelings"
The two paused to contemplate the
mangled face of their late foe, while
those around looked on in silent ex-
pectation. Then hoary gentleman
E0ld tIF0 VI dill bur00-TOS0 up, anu aO !.
dressing some, concil1atory remarks to
my grandfather and his comrade, pre-.
sented flowing cup, with the request
that they would drink to the memory of
the dead.
"Away, old man '' said my grand
father, thrusting him aside. He then
drew flask out of one pocket and a
glass out of the Other. Yellow Billy
followed his example.
"Here, Bill" said he; "here's to
our noble selves. We have beaten the
scoundrel into =; and, by -, we'll go
there after him and beat him out
again p
The pair drank this extraordinary
toast, dashed TASKS and glasses to the
floor, and drawing their swords, gained
their horses before the crowd could re-
cover from it's amazement. Well for
them they did so.
The drunken crowd rushed forth in
pursuit, with yell whose ferocity,
startling even the terrible pair, told
them what their fate would have been
had they delayed but another instant.
As it was, they escaped with ease.-
Ea0liSh MAGAZINE.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17

struggled brandy, or what not, is
malefactor to be hunted down. The
respectable traveller blandly lying his
dutlable luggage through the clutches
OF the Inspector is shrewd operator
to be congratulated on his success.