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The civ London.

The city Of London is certainly the
most wonderful in the world 1t is a
labyrinth of drain pipes, water pipes,
gas pipes and underground railways.
There are points in the soil, of London
where it would be extremely difficult to
find room for another pipe. One com
pany alone-the gaslight and coke COM
pany-supplies two districts with nearly
400 miles Of pipes, varying in diameter
from three inches to four feet. These
are the main pipes merely, and from
them every house and street lamp re-
ceives on an average six or eight feet of
small piping. In addition to these and
the underground telegraph, there'are no
less than $500 miles Of drain pipes of
various dimensions Less familiar to us,
but no less important, are the lead and
iron tubes-leaden pipes without cast
ing of iron-along which written mes
sages, packed in little felt and gutta per-
cha cases, are blown from station to sta
ton. The convenience OF these mes,
sages is immense. A steam engine
forces in blast of air. and in about a
minute it travels distance Of $50 yards.
There are at present thirteen stations on
the underground railway; and as the
people walk upon the streets of London,
electricity is flashing messages above
their heads, and little missiyes are whiz-
zing and darling Just under their feet
As many as 1900 messages pass to and
fro in a day The drainage system Of
London presents world of underground
streets, some two or three miles in ex-
tent. All the drains empty into three
great sewers runRing parallel with the
Thames, which sewers connect in the
neighborhood of Victoria Park, and
through Barking creek discharge into
the river. Men are constantly employed
keeping these drains in repair. London
ers never pour a pail of water down
drain but at the depths Of that mystic
rious aperture somebody is making way
for it. A stranger, properly costumed,
can explore these depths, which resem-
BILE vaulted galleries, in the sides ofwhich
are traps forming various small chan
nels. When the storm waters come, as
they sometimes do during a thunder
plump, the torrent is fearful so much so
that upon several occasions men have
lost their lives.
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MEMPHIS TENN. WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 90 1874 m

fierce and vindlctive look he added in a
calm and deliberate voice, am one OF
MurrelPs men, and will yet have my re-
venge on this boat. AS "Murrell' s
Gang" was then striking terror in the
hearts of the citizens of Tennessee and
the adjoining States by their daring acts
of horse stealing and robbery, this con-
fession settled his fate. Instead Of being
lashed and put ashore, he was closely
guarded until they reached Randolph,
Tennessee, when be was handed over to
the authorities and 'lynched" afterwards
The boy was sent home back to his
mother.
Two days before we reached Vicks
burg, Judge Lynch ordered the exeeu-
ton of three of the most notorious gam
oilers in the city; consequently. next
morning they were found banging on the
posts in front of Davis boat store, on the
levee. The day we arrived at Natchez
notices were posted throughout the city
ordering gamblers and prostitutes out of
the city before the expiration of twenty
four hours. If .ound in il or near it
after that time they would be hung This
order created intense excitement, and
there was busy time on the river all
that night between Natchez and the op-
posite shore, every skiff, fat or dugoHt
in use to convey the prescribed people
across. Many who could not get over
went down the river a short distance,
were followed, and some shot, others
hung, and, instead OF being buried, were
thrown in the river. 1t was common
thing for us to pass dead bodies floating
on the water on our way down. Thus
" Judge Lynch rid the city of people
who had openly bid defiance to the au-
thorities, and destroyed those terrible
roosts of crime which had become so no
torious in "Natchez Under-the- Hill
The news of the stirring times above
had reached New Orleans, and the au-
knowing that the fleeing peo-
pie would flock to that city, ordered the
police to search every boat when she
arrived, and arrest all suspected parties
found aboard. / don't know whether
or not there were any on our boat. If
there were they we're not arrested.
The steamboat Lady Madison came
in two days after our arrival, with her
boiler and hurricane decks black with
the refugees. They were arrested by
the gems de armes as soon as the boat
landed, and placed in the chain-gang
and calaboose SPIRIT.
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From the St. Louis Dispatch.
The pranks of lady-at least in ap-
pearance-along the line OF the Missouri
Pacific railroad recently have caused the
depletion of the pocketbooks Of iseveral
hotel proprietors at different towns, and
among them Warrensburg, and while the
money was parted with, there is still at
least peace in the landlords households.
1t will suffice to narrate how this female
"did her little job" at Warrensburg, as re-
lated to Dispatch reporter:
She visited the town in the capacity of
book agent, to impress upon the in
credulous the advantage to be gained by
a subscription to the most interesting
and instructive work ever published. "
Arriving in town at noon, she immedi-
ately went to a hotel, which shall be
nameless, and registered. She was shown
to a room and made her toilette. The
next step was to ring bell, which us
hered boy in her presence, to whom
she communicated the fact that she de.
sired to see the landlord. The message
was delivered to the landlord, and in the
course OF few minutes her met he face
to face in her room As he entered the
room she quietly locked the door, and
placing the key in her pocket, said.
Now, Mr.. --, wish to have few
moments chat with you.
"Well, ma'am, replied the landlord,
what you have to say, say it quickly, for
/ am in hurry.
In very self-composed manner the
book agent drew herself up, and said she
Now, Mr.. --,. you are a married
man, are you not n
Eyes, ma'am,"' meekly replied the
landlord.
"You have children, two of whom are
nearly of age, have you not
Yes, ma am, again replied the hus'
band.
"Well, then" said the book agent, "ii
you have any respect for yourself OF
family, pay me fifty dollars, or I will
scream.
The landlord was bewildered, and be-
ing a mild-mannered man, protested only
in well.rounded phrases. This but made
matters worse, and desiring to avoid a
disagreeable reflection upon his wife and
children, he agreed to pay her City dol
lars, which he did, and on the evening
train she left for Pleasant Hill, where
it is said she played the same game.
The landlord at Warrensburg thinks it
rather expensive to pay fifty dollars to
keep a woman from screaming, but
there are only a few who know of it, and
being rather dignified gentleman, and
one whose private character is spotlessr
he is not joked about it.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

To ALL. particularly invalids. spring is
trying season. Indications of sickness should
at once be attended to. Fatal diseases may
be caused by allowing the bowels TO become
constipated, and the system to remain in a
disordered condition. until the disorder has
time to develop itself. An ounce of preyen-
ton is worth a pound of cure, is an old and
truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who
are troubled with the complaints now very
prevalent-headache indigestion. disordered
liver, want Of appetite. nausea. or feverish
skin, to take, without delay. Schenck's Man
drake Pills. We know of no remedy so harm
less and decisive in its action. 1t at once
strikes at the root Of the disease and produces
a healthy tone to the system. People never
need safsr frcm any disease arising from
disordered condition of the liver If they
would take this excellent medicine when
they feel the first indications of the
malady. Families leaving home for the
summer months should take three or four
boxes Of these pills with them. They have an
almost instantaneous effect. They Will re-
lieve the patient Of headache in one or two
hours. and will rapidly cleanse the liver OF
surrounding bile, and will effectually prevent
a bilious attack. They are sold by all drug
gists. o5-e0d-Is
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OLD TINE BOATING.

From the Pittsburg Commercial.I
Most old boatmen will doubtless re-
member many of the fearful scenes
some of which they witnessed-which
were enacted on the borders Of the lower
Ohio anG Mississippi rivers between the
years 1880 and 1910. Murderers. horse
thieves, niger stealers, highway robbers,
gamblers and prostitutes were rampant
in all the principal towns.- The author
ities we're powerless to suppress them,
consequently the citizens were com
PEELED, in order to protect Themselves,
to take the law into their own bands.
And in 1885 they executed it in such
terrible manner, and with such an un
erring certainty, that they soon got rid
of the most desperate of the above des-
peradoes.
In 1895 was ON the steamer Wash
inpton. She was built at Brownsville,
and was commanded by Captain VIM.
Hamilton, of this city, who, | believe, is
still alive. Her engineers were Samuel
Mans (now dead) and George Watson,
both of this city. Mr., Watson is now
one of the engineers at Browns iron
and steel works, on Wayne street. On
one of our down trips, when about five
miles below Cairo, we were hailed from
the shore by a man who was on horse
back. he had q negro boy about six
teen years old behind him. We did not
round to, but stopped the engine and
commenced backing. He jumped of
the horse, pulled the boy alter him, ran
down to the shore and got in canoe
and came out to the boat. There were
three steamboat captains on board; l
can only remember the name OF Schal-
cross, an old Mississippi river captain.
The hurried actions of the man, his
strange appearance, without baggage OF
any kind, excited the captains suspicious
that all was not right. A consultation
was held with the other two captains and
some others, when it was determined to
inquire into the matter, as the general
opinion was that he was niger thief,
aud perhaps worse. Captain Schalcross
managed to get into conversation with
him. He said that he lived in Tennes-
see; that he had bought the boy he had
with him, and both we're now on their
way home. The captain then went down
in the deck room and asked the boy
where he was from. He said he was
born q slave but his master had given
his mother and himself free papers,
and that he now lived back Of Shawnee
town; that the man up stairs had hired
him to work at his wood yard down the
river. Schalcross returned up stairs and
reported what be had heard to the others.
He again approached the stranger and
accused him of stealing the boy for the
purpose of selling him. This he indig
nantly denied, and said the boy was his
property; that be would bring him up
and would prove it, and then he started
for the stairs; but he was stopped by
some of the passengers, when the
caotain told him il was no use deny
ing it, as the boy had told all about it;
that they had concluded TO give him his
choice whether he wsuld receive one
hundred lashes and be put on shore, OF
he given to the State officers for punish
ment. After celebrating in his mind
for few minutes he said he would take
the lashes and 90 ashore. Then with q
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posit excited, by agents of their own,
such strong suspicion of the stability OF
the latter firm in all the great money
centers of Europe as to precipitate run
upon it. These were the olden days OF
paying money by count-weighing mo-
ney was unpractised--and for five days
Barring Brothers kept paying as fast as
the clerks could count out cein to the
depositors. The Queen Dowager Ade-
laide, among others, banked with the
Barings, and her secretary, Col. Bosan-
quet, was instructed to give the bank
three days notice of withdrawal Of her
account. amounting to fl00,000. Bar
ing Brothers paid the whole amount at
once to Col. Bosanquet, with the intima-
ton of their respectful duty to her ma
jesty, but Barring Brothers did not re-
quire three minutes notice previous to
paying 100000" When the run had
lasted FIVE days, the Rothschilds, hoping
to lay on the last feather that was to
break the cameps back, drew out the mil
lion they had deposited, but were no less
astonished than mortified by receiving it
back in the precise form in which it had
Deen deposited.
The result was a notification posted
on the doors of the bank that Barring
Brothers were prepared to meet the run
for three days longer, at the end Of
which time, if confidence in their solven-
cy remained unshaken, they would close
their doors, coupled with the authenti-
Gated bank statement showing that du-
ing the continuance Of the panic they
had actually paid three and three-quar-
ter millions Of pounds, stemmed the tide
of ofdistrust, and the bank was saved. The
Barings had not only received timely
warning Of the conspiracy, but were able
to bring it home to Anthony de Roths-
child, who was glad to avoid legal pro-
ceedings at cost of f200,00 the
amount at which Barring Brothers asses
scd the loss they had sustained in reali-
zing securities to prepare for the unfore-
seen run. t HEa
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NERVOuR nERILITY.

Adepressed. irritable state Of mindi aweak,
nervous, exhausted feeling; no energy or anl-
nation; confused head, weak memory, often
with debilitating, involuntary DISCHARGES,
The consequence Of excesses. mental oyerEoIk
or indiscretions. This Nervous Debility nhgs NV
Sneci6c M "a. II tones up the system, ar,
rests discharres, dispels the mental gloom ana
desnondenevs and rejuvenates the entire sys-
tenn. 1t is perfectly harmless and aMsys 1--WE 1a- en-
eient Price IS. for a package OF nve no1es
srS a arge 81 vial Of powder, which Is impor-
tsnt In old. serious cases; or 81 per single pox'
snIS hv All Druggists, or sent BY mail on re-
Ss;pt Of price. Address HUNPHRkfs - Sfsolfio
Ios nOH N Y nv xTisl-tuAf-xviii-S
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!" WHO ARE T BE RICH. I

While passing BY princely door
heard the whisper, She is poor" nr
They Judged il from my faded shawl, 80
They saw the outside-that was all. r.
" But am poor2r I asked my heart
Impelled thereto by inner smnrt.
My heart replied, "Have you not love "a
For all on earth and him above? US
In air and sky and all around
Have you not joy and comfort found2
Does any own more than do you
The hewer's fragrance, and its hueY w
To whom If not to you belong #
The wild bird and its gladsome song?
And whom can its free music Gil
With any purer, deeper thrillY
Are truth and honor. peace and rest
Dearer to any human breasty
Does not your heart feel deep delight
In all that's beautiful and brightf
Then YOU'RE not poor. OF all the store q
That men may gain Of golden ore.
They own but lust that little part a n
With which they eheered some human heart
Beyond the gates. gold has no boast Oh
And they're the rich, who love the most.
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MEDICAL.
DIR. CURTIS
ARRIvAL IN NEW ORLEANS.

author Of {" Manhood" Medical Essays
ON Marriage, etc., ETC., takes this opportu-
nifty to announce to the citizens of Memphis
and the surrounding country. including those
who have previously consulted him, that he
has arrived in New Orleans for the season,
and may be conferred with as heretofore, in
.ersnn or by letter. at his rooms,
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NO. Q RAMPANT STREET.

between Canal and Custom house. daily from
10 a. m. to 8 pm, and from to SPIN. On
Sundays from II to only.
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I77 Third Street,

pm; on Sunday from 10 am. to p. m. only.
. DIX. JORDAN having for many years ex-
clusively devoted his attention to the treat
ment and cure Of Nervous Diseases arising
from Physical Debility, Exhausted Vitality,
Abuses OF the System and all others apper
tanning thereto. The system which DIR. Jor-
dan adopts does not require confinement or
any dangerous compounds which are inyari-
ably used by the unskillful. Patients whose
cases have been badly treated. neglected or
pronounced incurable are particularly invited
to pay DR.. Jordan visit, AZ in no instance
do they have his care without permanent cure
being effected.
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Gust Published. d......-...aOoth Edition
MANHOOD,
Corrected and Revised by the Author. Z.
f. CURTIS, M. D.. +. X. @. S.

Corrected and Revised by the Author. Z. DE
f. CURTIS. M. D.. T. X. @. S.
A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause and cure
of Premature Decline in man, showing how
health is lost and how regained 1t gives a
clear synopsis Of the Impediments to Mari
age, the treatment of Exhausted vitality,
Nervous and Physical Debility, Abuses Of the
System, etc 4, ETC., and the remedies therefor,
fhe result of twenty years successful practice.
"There is no member Of socie y by whom
this book will not be found useful, whether
such perion holds the relation Of parent. pre-
''HtSt '9HCStuRTfS On MANHOOD" This book
should be read by the young for instruction,
by the afflicted for relief 1t will iniure no
ore. ."-London Med. Gdz.
Price so cents, by mail. Address the author,
DIR CURTIS.
9Rampart street, New Orleans, La.
u4- DR.. Curtis has determined to remain in
New Orleans daring his Southern trip, and
will positively not visit Memphis pro-
fessfOnnJIy this year. Hence those who
wish to consult him personally must call upon
him at his address above: lS-5s
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All cotton or other produce consigned 70 ua
insured, unless otherwise instructed, Bag
ging rope and other supplies furnisnea at ~ she
lowest market price. Ol-AVh-AN
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The Brooklyn Argus is of opinion that
a kind word will always go further than
n fat iron or a potato masher."
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O@ee a. H. HAiner's Mantel and Crate De-
pot. 3S5 Main street. cat
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E. f. BROCCHUS,
PRACTICAL BRICKLAYER.

AND CRATES SET AND JOB
NJ work done with promptness- Special at
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and the surrounding country that he will be
II Memphis for one month. from the 9th of
suited at
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|. Fovers, Congestion, Inhammations
2. Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Colic, ,,
5. Crying-COlic, or Teething of Infants, 2.
4. DlarrhRa, of Children or Adults, o.
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6. Cholera-AIorbus,V Vomiting, o.
Z. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, -. 2S
8. Neural ssia. Toothache, Faceache,
o. Headr phes, Sick Headache, Vertigo, 3V
10. Dyspeps Bilious Stomach, :. D
IL. Stipprvssed, OF Painful Periods, y
z. Whites, TOO Profnse PERIODS, sS
Is. Group, Cough, Difficult Breathing, D
IA. salt RhotsIn, Eryspelas, Eruptions, 3
Is. Rheunafism, Rheumatic Pains, "
l6. Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, Agues, %
il. piles, blind or bleeding,
is. OphthaImy, and Sore OF Weak Eyes, ee
l9. Catarrh, Acute or Chronic Influenza, 50
90. xVhoouing-Cough,V Violent Coughs, so
ql, Asthma, Oppressed Breathing,
a. Ear Discharges Impaired heatins, - -
9s. scrofula. Enlarged Glands, swellineA ~
9I General Debility, Physical " eaknesai 90
o. n,.onsv and Scanty Secretions, ~
OF SeeISieIxness, Sickness from Riding, : 81
~ Nidney-Disease, Gravel, -; d
% Nervous Debility seninf' Neakiessr
or Involuntary Discharges .igV
% Sore Mouth, Cnnker, ~
~ ~ Sro.;,,aTv weakness, Wetting the Bed, 20
az az PAINFUL Periods, vita spasns, %
g. SnTerS aIy. F s,,asYae, 81. vitus' Dance, / 90
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MEDICAL,
DIR. J0RDAN'S
ARRIVAL IN MEMPHIS.

nR. JORDAN, NJ. D.. +. R G. s.. FROM
IL II Rampant street, New Orleans. P-oprie-
tor Of the Museum Of Anatomy, and
Author Of Self f-PreseryatiOn, Medical
Essays on Marriage, ETC., ETC.,
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A. ". DU P0MT n OOs


dc MUSIC. 8s
Established in 1858.
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aiemel Address the author, 2toa
DIR .JOR ID A ~ ,
177 Third ST., Memphis. SIS

DR.. JORDAN wishes to impress on all pa
tients the necessity Of personal interview.
which will enable him to form complete
and thorough diagnosis of the case.
Consultations confidential. CUBS I
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

Depot at head of Main sres,
rirrst Office. 2S7 Nain street. corner of
Madison.
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.)epot ut foot of Main street.
Ticket Office. 2S7 Main street. corner Of
M. BURKE, Gen'I Sup't.
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Sleeping cars on mail train. Depot Center
Landing, feot Of Washington street. Ticket
Qtfioes, 2B7 (cor. Madisonl and 279 Main street.
A. S. .LIVERM0RE. Gen. Sup't.