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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-11
WARD RUNNERS.
How They Live ON the ChIckasaw
Hluff

BIun.
In a few weeks Memphis will once
more surge into local election for
Aldermen, Councilmen and School Visi-
tors Already a multitude of patriotic
men, who must have something to eat
and drink, are coming forward and
hanging on the ragged edge Of the can
didate's purse. These fellows are the
ward bummers, who float from grocery
to grocery with the same facility as does
a bee from flower to flower. How charm
ingly they come to their fodder, the free
lunch and drink. They dip freely into
the bread and meat, and then comes
such hearty Handwriting, such winks
and whispers Of confidence, such broad
limitations Of place and power from the
lucky and uniucky candidates.
You can easily detect the political
dead.beat, the regular pot-house bum
mer, who has swallowed barrels Of beer
and gallons Of whisky in the good
cause. He takes the unfortunate by the
coat collar and by the hand and insists
upon his rights as a regular buffer and
bummer, who went through the canvass
without once going back on his beer or
whisky, and now he desires to know
what elections and successful candidates
are for if not to supply the wants of
their friends. These chaps are from the
high and low walks Of life, and already
candidates are beginning to taste the
sweets of political fame as the hummer
asks for dollar or drink. If you want
to see them in all their glory go around
any ward in the city and you can find
them hanging on the ragged edge of
some corner grocery.
But what can be done with them2 They
seem to be barnacles that are as neces'
sary to the ship of state as the blue
waves through which she sails, or the
admiral that PAGES her quarter deck.
AS political necessity they cannot be
Ignored or neglected and they never
disappear until grim death carries them
off with an attack of delirium tremens,
or until the sheriff transfers them to the
penitentiary, whittier many OF them have
gone in the past from Memphis.
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strangers and adds no little to the inHu-
ence Of the force.
Gov. Brown has pardoned Robert
jackson, who was convicted and SEN
fenced to three years, imprisonment in
the Bartlett Circuit Court. Armestei
johnson who was tried and convicted at
the same time and on the same charge
had his sentence commuted to eighteen
months Imprisonment, the jury having
sentenced him to three years.
Two Jefferson street BARRIERS were
fined fifty dollars each at the Police
Court this morning on the charge Of
drawing pistol on countryman from
whom they demanded two dollars and a
half for shaving and hair dyeing, but
which the rural gentleman refused to
pay. Collecting debts at the muzzle of
the pistol is not popular thing in Mem
phis.
In the Criminal Court Mrs. Bobbitt is
on trial on the charge Of shoplifting
She has trained dog who is charged
with amusing the clerks and proprietors
of stores while the larcenies we're alleged
to have been committed. The dog was
not indicted as accessory by the grand
jury, but appeared in court to-day, prob.
ably with view to be examined as a
witness.
The Cotton Exchange black boards
furnish the following items to-day: Re-
ceipts of cotton for the week, 2O,077
bales, against 2O,57O bales for the CORE
spending week of last year; total re-
ceipts for the season, 1853, 429 bales, an
increase of 1921 bales over the same
time last season; stock on hand to-day,
1902 bales against 45,207 last season;
sales for the week, 5000 bales, of which
300 bales were taken for foreign mar
kets
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RurgIarx aud Robbery.

On Tuesday night gang of burglars
entered the residence and grocery store
of Esquire Hoegel, which establishment
is situated on the lower Horn Lake road,
six miles south of the city. The thieves
carried off load of groceries and also
stole horse from the stable. Up to the
present time no arrests have been made.
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That the finest dressed turkeys in the
city can be had at II. Seessel & Sons
and at prices to suit the times. Remem-
Der the place-72 Jefferson street, corner
of Third, and 1879 Main. SO
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Our young friend Robt B. Warning,
jr., returned to the city yesterday after
an absence of Eve years in the Lone
Star State. He is considerably inn
proved in appearance.
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Orapges aOe per DoEen.

We have just received another heavy
sh ipment Of extra fine oranges, and will
sell at above prices for few days.
S9 LYLE Il SHIELDS.
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PnOr. HND, Monday, December l4th.


MAYORS OFFICE.
MEMPHIS, TENN, December S, lS74.J
Professor j. A. Henderson is hereby
authorized to give public exhibitions OF
his great invention and skill in teaching
the art of rapid calculation and also to
sell the work.
Respectfully,
JOHN League, Mayor.
Professor Henderson will give private
Instructions in the parlors of Hotel
D. Europe, corner of Jefferson and Third
streets, to ladies and gentlemen, com
mencing at p pm. SO
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MOystOn's beautiful re-
touched and FURNISHED pho
tOgraphs, 81 per dozen, at
Star Gallery, 249 Main street.
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ADDITIONAL MARKETS.
COTTON,

NOIIONs
The market this morning opened dull
and nominal. New York spots were
dull and easier, with futures easy. Liv-
erpool was easier, with decline Of a
fraction, and sales Of 10000 bales. New
Orleans was frmer, with good demand.
The market here was heavy, with prices
weak and nominal, owing to the weak
ness of the foreign markets. Buyers
we're active in inquiries, but were not
willing to concede to holders prices
Sales yesterday footed up 200 bales,
1900 of which we're to spinners, 800 to
exporters and 600 to SPECTATORS; esti-
mated sales to-day 1000 bales
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. = STANDARD
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PROGRAMME.

PARTI.
I Coronation March from II Profete (keed
and Brass Band) MeyerOeer
2 Overture, Banditenstreiche orchestral
q Grand Chorus, Hallelujah. from the Mes
siah Chorus, with orehestral soeoHn3 iP,aii
ment)
a Aria and Variations (cornet sole by IL. Ar
mold, with orchestral accompaniment)I
Potpouri from La File du Regiment Cor;
ehestral ...................
PART II.
I Solo and Chorus, Crowned with the Tenn
nest, from Ernani Chorus. with STehes:
2 Selections from Gounod's Faust lheed and
Brass Band .....-.s.......
z Overtime lie Domino n Or orchestra l-AuDeI
a potnouri from Ernani Orchestral ...... verdi
4 Chorus The Heavens are Telling, from the
Creation fchorus, with orchestral accom-
panimentl....s.. ............ ..-..-....'hay an
III. ohoruses will be under the direction Of
ptlhF JAMES L. PERRlNG. NO,
rho q, ehestra will be directed oy ftSVF.
atnpGT = HANDWERkEk.
VI ~ Reed ,,nd Brass Band will be directed
hv PROF. he RAiAN ARNOLD.
rha several Committees pledge themselves,
individually and collectively. tnas no IN
1piii he provided on the main floor 10 accom- acc
w. - sn0 uorsone. The Calieries Will Dc
--..SserveA fnr those desiring to pfoE,oaaae.
esS,,.i,.f exercises will commence at i o. CLOCK
and continue until oe.oe a. EHea US
fIail will be surrendered 20 the AeIpsi'Hoi1' ca"
f,ssfiVities Of the night, 80. a..
- Elements have been made Win tne
--so',s n ilroals 70 issue hEcuraion tickets
~ order will parade win The visiting
Knirhts en The afternoon Of the l0th' oi-'4
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FL PRINCIPE DE GALES the best and
cheapest. Key West cigar at Frank 4
Dessauers S, 9O6 Main street. lOl
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STRANGERS, 90 to willetts, 81 Adams
street COT
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CABANAB cigars. 3 cents each
Il. Esch, go ID st., opp. Court Square.
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0yfior 9F rHE A. 4 N. AssocIlA,Tl,oN,

OYSTERS, cigars. drinks, at Madame
Bulloeks, 1913 Main, near Union. G5t
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Coke burns weIlin CRATES, stoves,
ranges, cooking stoves and church fur
naces, and makes a hotter FIRE than
coal. Price ten cents a bushel. For
sale by the gas company and all the coal
dealers. Try it. l07
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Only Regular White River Packet-For Au-
gusta, Jacksonport and ell points on White,
Black and Little Red Rivers.
QUICKSTEP .................M. R. Harry. master
WILL LEAVE MEMPHIS ON W4s.
wv SATURDAY. 18th inst, at al!5ISta2
8 pm. -
K. W. LIGHTBURNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co., Is Madison.
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St Bernard, Pittsburg and Camel Coal.
Ri
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Fat Pine.

Kindling just received and for sale by
ST. BERNARD Coal ASSOCIATION,
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SC. SO. SC.
ROSA CONCHA CIGAR,
200 Main Street.

LADIES' restaurant, Mansion House.
1888 Main, near Union. est
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First Night
Wednesday, December 16, 1874.
New Memphis Theater.
MEMPHIS THEATER.

Z. W. ......Proprletor
NOR ONE WEEK ONLY. REAPPEAR-
IL ance of the charming artistic,
MISS KATIE PUTNAM,
Supported by the young and talented actor,
MR.. j. ]. SULLIVAN,
And wel-selected and efficient company.
MONDAY EVENING. DACEMBER 7TH.
FANCBON, THE CRICKET.
Katie Putnam. .......................'as fanchon
Tuesday evening. Curiosity Shop
"Wednesday ....".....,. ........r emaie DetectiVe
carr o. savoy
Saturday Matinee. Curiosity Shop
At Night. Child of the Regiment
Reserved seats sold at the Peabody Hotel and
at the theater.
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SCHOOL, books, embracing every book
now in use at either public or private
schools in the city, can be fond at
Mausford's, corner Second and Monroe.
LIT
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200 Elegant sets ladies' furs
at So 80. ,,,o
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PRoF. HISD, BasIliconihaumaiurgisi.
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80 Pieces best quality opera
flannel at S5c.
KAHN & FREIBERG.
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For Cincinnati.
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Company
For Cairo. Evansville Louisville and Gin
cinnah.
ARLINGTON. ...................... Moore, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON 04a,
wv SATURDAY. Dec. 18th. at LRllfaS
r. LIGHTBURNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co.
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EEE ORLEAss. Decemberll llsD a.m.-Ihe
market Is quiet. MiddlinE. lee; sales, 400
bales; receipts. Sll3 bales.
GALvEsrOS. December il.-Cott0n e weak
Middiinr, l4A.c: net receipts. 22s9 bales gross,
PSI; exports coastWise. l3loi suis-, iii3 stock.
sj,o9a.
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HINp gives everybOdy a gift.
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HINp's beautiful presents.

so Sets cIlildren's furs at 81
per set. -
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LADIES seal skin caps at COhen's $. [89
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NEw YORK. December IL. 80 a.m.-Cot-
ton Is dull and easier. Futures are easy. with
sales for January delivery at IA 5-169l4ssc;
livery. l5l69l5 3-l6c; April delivery. l51S9
Is g-l6s; May delivery, Is l3-l6gl556c. Sales
for future delivery. l5.400 bales.
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KAHN a. FREIBERc.

Look at eur black alpacas at
I5 cents.
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No. l3 Madison street.
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LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.

Jusr received new style hats for men,
boys and children at Cohen's. SO
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STEAM BOATS.
For CINCINNATI.

Supervising ms
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE OF RENT,

EOR SALE oRRENT-.A SUBURBAN COT
and half acres of ground, incosed with a
good fence; cstern water, and a variety of
fine fruit. Will be sold very low for cash or
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-27
The Wind Cutting Capers.

They have queer atmospheric pheno-
mena out in Colorado. Not long ago a
man was walking down Virginia Canon,
when he was surprised by a sudden
roaring sound, not unlike that made by
a train of cars passing through a tun-
mel. Stopping a moment to listen, q
whirlwind, apparently not more than a
yard in diameter, and travelling no
faster than a spirited walk. picked him
up, as it were, and waltzed of down the
road with him. Its vertical force was
sufficient to invert the tails Of his coat
above his head, Notwithstanding the
pockets were loaded with specimens of
silver ore, and at the same time he was
carried along for a hundred feet or
more, like a feather, while under him
was a noise like that of an empty cart
bouncing over @ stony street.
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"It's Armand Boucher, the famous
violin-player," replied some n in the
crowd. He has been turning his art
to account in the service of charity. Let
us follow his example"
And the speaker sent round his hat
also, made q new collection, and gave
the proceeds to the invalid, crying,
"Long live Boucher !"
Deeply affected, the invalid lifted up
his hands and eyes toward heaven, and
invoked Gods blessing on his bena-
factor. .
There were that evening two happy
men in Vienna the invalid-placed for
a long time above the reach of want
and the generous artist, who felt in his
heart the Joy of doing good, according
to the words of Scripture, which says,
"The merciful man doeth good to his
own soul"
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Affecting Incident.

The Cincinnati Commercial, speaking
of the closing scenes in the adminisra-
ton of Gov. Noyes, of Ohio, and the
Inauguration of Gov. Allen, says: "Run-
dreds of guests had called, and scores
were calling, to say their good-byes to
Governor Noyes. Among those VINO
entered the chamber, however, was an
old man, thin, wrinkled, pale and gray
haired, and much bent by age and mani
fest suffering. He timidly asked to see
the governor, who stepped aside to a
window with him. The old nan said
he would have called before, but had
been sick. He came at that late hour
to make an appeal for the pardon of an
erring son, who had been confined in
the ~Penitentiary for seven years, and
who had three more to stay. What is
the name of your son 2 asked the gov
rno The old man gave it. Governor
Noyes then, without making any definite
reply, requested him to step into his
private room and wait I'LL he was at
leisure. The fact was, tie pardon had
been granted early that morning, and
the old mans daughter had already
gone to carry the pardon to her brother
and accompany him from the Peniten-
tiary to the governors office. In a few
moments the liberated man arrived with
his sister, neither expecting to find the
father there, and the father not dream
ing that the pardon had already been
granted. One can readily imagine the
scene as the governor conducted the
two to his private Ioem. The son flew
to his father and embraced him, and
then fiinging his arms around the gov
ernor's neck, covered his face with
kisses. The old man, overcome by the
great happiness of the moment, sank
into his chair, sobbing like a child.
There we're no dry eyes in that room,
and those who, a few minutes later,
were talking and chatting with the re-
firing governor in the reception room,
little imagined in what a t%ouchingly
pathetic scene he had been a partici-
pant"
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Arabian Administration of Justice.

In the land of Mocha coffee and
Mohammedanism bills of exception are
unknown, and red tape is not a mer-
charitable commodity hence the course
of Justice is exceedingly simple and
primitive, and to those accustomed to
our cumbersome forms of legal preci-
sion and etiquette would, perhaps, seem
undignified.
A Bedouin's camel had been stolen
from him by force, and he applied to
Hamood, the governor of Diowf, for
redress. The governor, a muscular,
tawny man, quite solemn-looking, was
dressed in a long shirt over which was
thrown a black cloak richly embroid-
cred with crimson silk, half sat, half
reclined upon n cushion in the corner
of distinction in the large receptionh hall.
A few feet from him sat the Bedouin
cross-legged upon the ground, an i'm
plement resembling a large reaping
hook or grass cutter in his hand. At
tracing the governors attention by
iourishing this implement he cried out /:
"You Hamood, do you hear? He
has taken from me my camel Have
you called God to mind? The camel is
my camel ; do you hear? He is mine by
Gods award andyours too do you hear,
child?"
All the time the Bedouin was speak
ing he made the most furious gestures
with the grass cutter, now bending for
ward and bringing it with a rapid mo-
ton within an inch or two.of Hamood's
nose, as if intending to slice off that
useful member; again apparently threa-
tening to lop off his arm. But the
judge remained motionless and undis-
turbed. Finally, one of the counsellors
quoted the complainant by saying:
" Remember God, child; it is of no
consequence you shallnotb be wronged."
Witnesses were then called, and they
confirming the c~omplsinant's story the
governor ordered the thief to be brought
before him, and turning to the Bedouin
said: "All right, daddy, you shall
have your own" and, motioning him
away, quietly waited for another COM
plant to be preferred. s. i
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Going Down into the Sea.

The International for January has a
remarkable article on "Deep Sea Ex-
plorations," by Prot. Carpenter. A
diver can only explore the sea to the
depth of about 100 feet. But the most
delicate instrument have. been con-
structed that can give us reports from
the very bottom Of the sea. The cords
in use are about the size of q quill, and
these. if made of the finest hemp, will
bear q strain of more than half 0 ton.
The sounding brass is a long, hollow
brass rod, fitted with valves that open
upward so as to close upon and retain
any water or sediment gathered at the
bottom. The sinkers weigh 100 pounds
each, and are SO hung that when the
red touches bottom they fall off and re-
main there. The pressure sexerted by
the water on the apparatus is about a
ton to every square inch for every $500
feet Of depth; so hat to reach the bot
tom Of the Atlantic in its greatest depth
a weight of five tons to the square inch
must be Endorsed. The results of re-
cent explorations make us almost as well
acquainted with the currents the hills
and plains, the sediments, the strange
inhabitants and plants, the thermome-
trical condition of the deep seas, as VT
are with those of the continents.
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Intelligence OF Hogs.

Hogs often show great intelligence
and aptitude to learn. A forester had &
Chinese pig which followed him like {
dog, came ut call, apd ran up and down
stairs. 1t learned to blow and perform
several tricks. 1t was very expert il
hunting mushrooms, and, when told tt
keep watch, it would remain ut its post
until called away. When its owner said,
Il am going to kill you, it would lie
down on its back and stretch out its legs.
When Louis NJ. was sick. in order to
relieve the sadness of his mind, a noble.
man thought of teaching a pig to dance,
and bringing it before him. 1t was not
long before a pig could hop about very
we'll to the sound of a bagpipe. They
then dressed it with coat, pantaloons,
necktie, hat, sword, etc, in short, all
that the court gentlemen of the time
were accustomed to wear, and intro
duccd it into the presence of the king.
The animal bowed, danced, and followed
all orders in the most artistic nne
until, getting tired, it became 80 awk.
ward that the king roared with laughter,
to the delight of his courtiers.
AL IlSIn tIhlLcu
a hog for hunting. "Slug," for SO the
hog was called, was very fond of the
chase, and was ever on the alert when
the huntsmen were preparing to start !;
but the dogs could not endure its com.
pany, and their wner was never able to
make use of both at the same time.
"Slug' could scent a bird from a great
distance, and would dig in the earth to
show where it had been. When the
bird hoped it followed like q dog.
Hogs have been trained for draught.
A countryman was in the habit of going
to st. Adams market in a small cart
drawn by four hogs. Another country
man won a wager that his hog would
carry him on its back four miles in one
hour. These facts are cited to show
that the hog is a much more intelligent
animal than We give him credit for.
However, every kind-hearted person
will disapprove of teaching dumb crea-
lures to perform tricks. For our own
part, we take no pleasure in seeing
dancing bears and spelling pigs !; for
the process of training draws so deeply
on our sympathy, that We look upon
everything of the kind as the torturing
of animals.
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Curious Effects of Lightning.

At the last sitting of the French
Academy of Sciences a letter was read
from NJ. E. Parent, giving an account
Of the effects of a stroke Of lightning
which fell on the Goth ult. at at Troyes
(Aube), in a central quarter of the town,
with a noise equal to the report of sew
eral pieces of artillery. The phenome-
o seems to have been confined to the
Rue de Ia Monnaie, where, at No. 81, a
young girl who was standing on the
threshold of her dwelling, saw a fiery
globe, of the size of an orange, fall at
her feet, then roll along the street, and
disappear. She experienced a violent
shock, causing a tremor that did not
cease until the following day. The pins
IN her hair were torn away, IS well as
all the other metal articles she had about
her per person. Her father, who was
leaning against the iron bars of a win
dow of the next house, was paralyzed
for a few seconds, and did not recover
from the commotion for several days.
At No. "a, same street, in the Election
House." as it is called, the electric fluid
fell on a turret behind the house,
pierced a hole through the weathercock,
slid down the roof along the zinc which
covered it, got inside by loosening the
beams that supported the woodwork,
broke through a partition, then through
the floor into the lower story, made Its
way through a wall into a garnet, got
through the window, ran along the
spouts and pipes down to the first story;
thence passed to the next house, broke
into a warehouse where there We're some
iron stoves, with the usual cast-iron
ornaments, such as wreths, flowers, ETC.,
all of which it faithfully designed on the
ceiling with the precision of photog-
raphy; then melted the wire of a bell,
the trace of which it left ON the wall,
and at length took a fancy to some gilt
wooden rods intended for sale, and
wrapped mp in paper. These it en-
riched with fantastic but elegant de-
signs, and, after a few more vagaries,
took its leave.