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asetp@2lork Daily gribma1e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1874.
II RIPL e S III E E L.

The nomination for members Of the British Parlia-
rent began yesterday Mr.. Bright was returned from
birmingham, and a Conservative successful at
PRONE Seven Liberals aud ten Conservatives have
thus far been returned. There is ministerial
crisis IN Newfoundland. - 1t is thought that Cap
General Jovear will declare the Island of Cuba in
. state OF siege.
In the Senate yesterday memorial was presented
FROM Gov Shepherd In reply to that presented few
days ago making charges against the District Govern
rneut Mr. CARPENTER continued his speech Louisiana
affairs arguing against the legality OF the Kellogg Gov
erDment and In favor OF election Mr. Morton
began a speech in reply, which he will continue on
Monday e. In the House joint resolution request
ing President TO court OF inquiry 10 In
yestigae tho charges against Gen. Howard was, after
long discussion adopted the House then proceeded to
Che consideration Of private bills
The Abbott Madden contested election in the State
Senate IL 10 be settled next Tuesday The Assembly
at Albany passed bill giving the Common Council OF
this city control over certain street improvements. Go
Tho National Grange will meet at st. Louis next Wed
nesdsy In the Evans case at Harrisburg the clos
ruments have been delivered and the jury will be
charged to-day. s-iMrs. Waite Of Portland IS claimed
wife by two husbands. - well organized gang
OF train robbers has been discovered IN the West.
II Straigbtout Democratic Mayoralty Convention in
Philadep hia proved a failure.
John swuton and several German speakers addressed
I'D orderly meeting the Cooper Institute called
90 protest against the action OF the police Tompkns
square boy stabbed. probably fatally, by
another 10 a street quarrel. 80 Police Commissioner
Russell stoutly denied that he had written letters en-
bodyiDg charges against his colleagues. Gold.
Ilis llII. liza. z- Thermometer, 23o, 24o, 2Oo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

A painful incident, of which we learn the partic
ulars by a private letter from Japan. shows how
little the Oriental mind appreciates the dignity Of
republican President. The Rev. j. 7. Newman, in
the Of his tour of inspection among the con-
sulatos of the world. took walk ono day IN Yodo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

The five principal associations connected with the
iron and steel industry to meet in joint conven
ton next Thursday at Philadelphia for the purpose
of discussing the financial measures before Congress.
the threatened reduction of the tariff. and the
general interests of the trade. This Conference is
regarded with favor by the ironmasters Of the
country and ought to be productive Of great good.
The important iron industry of this State ought to
be fully represented by men capable Of giving it due
weight in the proceedings.
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DKANATIC NOTES.

Portions of AS You Like 1t" will be read
by Miss Cushmsn. at steinwsy Hall. this afternoon
Miss Adelaide Nelson has greatly gained IN
health by her recent sojourn In Florida ana sho now
proposes her professional abors carly IN ths
hprng Miss Nelson VIII begin encsgenont 81
Bo0tl's Taeater 0y tle gp.h 81 Apr,L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

The trustees of the Museum Of Comparative
Zoology at Cambridge advise the discontinuance Of
the office of Director of the Museum-a post which
only Prof. Agassiz could fill. The cash now on
hand will carry on the work Of the institution in
accordance with the plans LAID down by Prof.
Agassiz to the first of April. The present condition
is one of the greatest activity. largo force Of
naturalists being employed. The permanent income
of the institution is somewhat less than $1,000
year; about half what is really needed to keep
it at O proper standard of efficiency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

On the third page of The TRIBUNE to-
DAY we print an interesting variety OF foreign
correspondence. A letter from Havana gives
a brief sketch of the action of the Spanish
Government in relation to the embargoed
estates in Cuba, bringing the history OF the
Gaze down to the present time 1t is the story
of a struggle between the volunteers tne
Spanish Government, and the rightfm propri-
etors. Another correspondent furnishes some
cu.ious information relating to literary and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

A most curious debate took place in the
House yesterday. Gen Howard asked for a
certain privilege in the court of inquiry in his
case; but the privilege exists as right. The
discussion was as to the expediency OF making
a special law for this case. Clearly, the law
would be superfluous, and the debate was I'M
pertinent; more than that, it was indecorous
and ill-tempered before it was finished. Two
hours were thus consumed. In whatever else
Che House may be economical. 1t is not IN
words.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

There were laid before us yesterday certain
startling documents, gravcy affecting high
officials The publication of them seems to us
a clear duty but we are unwilling to permit
our columns to be used in promulgating papers
that must bring such discredit upon the
American name while there is the remotest
possibility of our being able to establish their
lack of authenticity. We have therefore set
on foot thorough investigation that will
soon determine the matter; while meantime
and for this sole reason, we reserve the doc
uments themselves and all expression Of
opinion concerning the conduct of the officials
involved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

The year Of disaster and death which has passed
over the city of Memphis has not been enough to
gnench the spirit of carnival jollity. The
Mystic Crew of Memphis have issued cloud of IN
vitatons to their Mard Gras festivities in the name
of King Momus, in which page of drollery in blue
ink is attested by the signatures Of Prince Lubry-
Gus, who calls himself also Duke Enterprise, and
Count de Noses probably branch of the Slaw
kenberg family. Don Epizoo. Count Pauksmal. Sir
Haddy Colera, and Prince Yellifever. /" Death
ITSELF" like the gentle Ophelia they turn TO favor
and to prettiness"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

If women never changed their names, they might
have less frequent occasion to complain that othon
appropriate their literary work, and names also.
The other day. for example, an afflicted woman out
West committed suicide after having given out that
she wore the name and had right to the literary
fame of a charming authoress in Philadelphia.
Here is another hard case: On the programme for
Miss Cushman's readings appears Mrs. Maloney on
the Chinese, by Miss Dodge" and thence it drifts
into the newspapers. The enlightened reader knows
that Miss Maoney on the Chinese Question" IL g
bright bit of satire, written by Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge editor of st. Nicholas and author of numer-
GUS other good things drifting about in current lit
erature 1t is pity that she should be thus depr
of any of her wcll-earned reputation in letters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

Any addition TO the worlds supply of what an
American novelist calls "gabble-gobble" Is to be
depored. 1t is not with joy that we learn that in
the London Geological Gardens there is a monkey OF
such tremendous intellect that the teacher OF deaf
and dumb school has offered to teach tho creature to
speak. This statement comes seriously from Mr.
Frank auckland and is therefore not to be doubted
Who can guess the strange and awful consequences
of such proceeding VIII not tailor and a cook
follow on the heels of speech and the fashion papers
be obliged to note the entrance into society of the
gentlemanly and accomplished Mr.. Chimpanzeef
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

Mr. PheIpss amendment 10 tho Free Banking bill
is certainly not all that tho friends of speedy
return to specie payments would like to get But
if we can only carry even this much. II
is q definite gain. His measure retires oyery
month two millions of our broken promises. and
substitutes new greenback. which IL at least
honest since it pledges the Government on
specific day to give gold for it. II is likely to
avoid the evils Of immediate contraction, sincs
the truth-telng gold-promising greenbaok viii be
boarded but little until the time of its payment ap
proaches II money is cheap, it would then be talen
out of circulation; if money is dear. it would
come out again. Meantime the law compes tho
accumulation of gold enough to make sure of its 70
demption at the time fixed. Mr.. Phelps deserves
the thanks of sound business men for getting the
Committee pledged to this much.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

atrial attempted TO enter. I'm this he WA repalssd.
80 no wrote upon his card. " Rev. DIR. J. p. New
man. Chaplain Of the United States Senate. aud
Special Friend Of President Grant" and sent IL 10
the authorities inside. The card was taken in with
great ceremony, and answer camo back
expressing tho agonizing grief of the court that
there present Of sufficiently high rank 10
receive the visit OF such an august American The
Rev. DR.. Newman knows so we'll what 1t is TO bes
Special Friend of President Grant IA thIs
country. and has grown ripo aud Juicy in the
shine of official favor, that he must have been
shocked at the iusensbty OF these miserable,
heathens. We confess to some curiosity to ses Ina
report on the Yedo consulate. with the 5cstbpg re-
marks he will doubtless incorporate with that
document on the delusve character Of recent
japanese reforms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

artistic exchanges between England and tho
United States. Everybody will read the pic
turesque chapter of Ten Days in Spain which
leads the page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

There has been much random talk about
the needs of the workingmen of this city. 1t
is true that the number of work people ont
of employment is large; it is also true OF
course, that there is much suffering among the
poor But many accounts have been grossly
exaggerated. BY referring to careful report
which is printed on the fourth page OF IIiE
TRIBUNE, correct idea of the condition OF
affairs among the lab0rng men may be Sc
cured. This report has been prepared from
the data of the trades unions, as well as from
intelligent and sympathetic observation. IL
will be found, we think, that the situation Is
not nearly so bad as has been reported Not
so much suffering exists; not 80 many people
are destitute of work. Nevertheless. the pic
ture presented is enough TO show that there
is need for wise and kindly legislation and
for the exercise of a generous and healthy
philanthropy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31

Gov. Shepherd of the District OF Columbia
seems very much worried by an appearance OF
investigation. The shameful exposures OF the
past few weeks have pricked the languld Sen
ate into an appearance of interest. The Gov
ernor rushes in with a protest against any
investigation into District affairs. lie thinks
it would be a needless expense to the General
Government and detriment to the District
of Columbia. The truth is, that District
affairs have never been thoroughly inquired
into new and grave charges have been made
since any attempt at investigation was had.
Furthermore, when Senator Conkling said IN
the debate yesterday that the memorial OF
taxpayers had been read in the Senate he
was guilty of a small quibbc. The memorial
which everybody is talking about was offered
last week it was never read.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-13
stage Accidents.

The property man is provided with
property plot of each playa property
plot being a list of the various articles
required in each act--and it is rarely
the case that an article is missing when
it is required in the action of the piece.
Accidents do sometimes happen, how
ever. | remember once hearing very
animated discussion behind the scenes
of Philadelphia theater, between the
stage manager and an actor who had
played the part of governor of the
castle. The curtain should have fallen
on the pardon of the hero by the gov
ernor aforesaid. In the present case it
had fallen on a very different end of
the act, for instead of pardoning the
hero, the governor had ordered him to
be dragged off to prison. You may
imagine the CONSERVATION OF the stage
manager, and the anger in which he as
sailed the unhappy governor who had
muddled the piece in this manner.
Don't blame me, cried the actor,
shaking his hands deprecatingly above
his head; blame the property man.
How could / say, Here, receive your
pardonl when there wasn't the least
mite of pardon anywhere round2 1t
ought to have been there on the table;
it wasn't, and l got out of 1t the best
way | could oy saying, Away with him
to the dungeon 1t wasn't my fault.
The missing pardon, a huge sheet of
foolscap with formidable seal affixed
was found quietly hanging in the prop
erty-room.
To give blank letter for a written
one is a frequent blunder, and often a
serious one, as the actor, expecting the
letter to be written for him, has proba-
bly, omitted to commit it to memery
In the play Of master, to improvise is
impossible, wilhelm play OF minor
character, such as French translation
or hurried dramatization Of a current
novel, it is not at all impossible that the
actor is utterly ignorant Of the play
and therefore could not improvise
the letter if he would. The usual ref
uge in this case is to look wise at the
blank page, mutter, Um-um-'tis
welll" aud turn up the stage-ihis be-
ing the commonly accepted stage idea
Of what people do when they read let
ters. How they are supposed to write
them may be seen nightly at the thea
tiers, where actors gallop over the page
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-13
Nine of diamonds.

Why the nine Of diamonds was called
the curse of Scotland puzzled Walter
Scott and other antiquarians for long
time A Philadelphia correspondent of
the New York Evening Post furnishes
the following:
The last reference to the matter in this
correspondence is the following sem
tences of SCOTS letter to Constable of
April lst, 1923: 1.-The Curse of Scot
land is queer puzzle; / cannot believe
Glencoe is concerned, which, though a
shocking thing, could not be termed a
grand or national calamity. / rather
think it had some relation to the Union. :"
Among memoranda which / have col
lected on this subject are three stories
which profess to account for the nick
name in question:
l. That during the disorders of the
reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, one
George Campbell abstracted the jewels
from the crown in Edinburgh Castle,
among them nine valuable diamonds,
and escaped abroad. The tax levied to
replace them weighed heavily upon the
people, who termed the nine of diamonds,
interchangeably, the curse of Scotland
and George Campbell
2. That the Staircoat of arms con-
tanned nine diamonds, which occasioned
a revival Of the old allusion among the
people disposed to regard the powerful
Earl as the curse OF Scotland
3. That after destroying the Stuart
cause by his victory at Culloden, the Duke
OF Cumberland" the Butcher found
himself without other writing materials
than the other pack of cards, with which
he was seldom unprovided, and wrote
his official dispatch upon one of them,
which proved to be the nine of dia-
monds.
The second of these versions appears
to be discredited by the above quoted
correspondence. Constable, it is true,
asserts only that the cards did not bear
the arms Of Lord Stair; but, if those
arms had contained the nine of dia-
monds, it is scarcely possible that he or
Scott would not have ascertained the
fact
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-13
The CROWN OF a reather.

From the Popular Science Monthly
In the skin of bird, where a new fea-
ther is to grow, there is little pit, and
at the bottom of this an elevation or
pyramid; extending up on one side of
this pyramid is a groove or furrsw, deep
est at the base, and gradually growing
shallower until it disappears near the
top; from each side OF this furrow
great many smaller grooves extend
around to the other side of the pyramid,
and these also decrease in depth, and at
last disappear just as they are about to
meet on the side opposite the large fur
row. The whole pyramid is covered
with skin, and the surface is made of the
same scales or hattened cells that are
found over the rest of the surface of the
body; but, instead of falling off when
they are pushed out by the new ones be-
lew them, they become united or welded
to each other, so as to form horn coat
over the surface of the pyramid, with
ridges on its lower or inner surface, cor
responding to the grooves on the pyra.
mid; and, as new cells grow at the
base, this coat or cast of the sur
face is pushed upward till it breaks
at its thinnest part, which is, OF course,
the smooth part without ridges opposite
the furrow; and then, as il is pushed on
ward and hattened, it assumes the form
of feather the ridge formed in the
main furrow being the shaft, while the
casts of the side grooves form the sep
arate barbs of the vane. When
all of the vane has been formed
and pushed forward, the pyramid loses
its grooves and becomes smooth, and the
wall now formed on its surface, being Of
the same thickness in all parts, does not
break, but remains tubular, and forms
tie quill, which is attached to what is
left OF the pyramid. A finger nail or a
hair is formed from the same kind of
sscales in the same way, the process
differing in those features which give to
each organ its special character. Feath.
ers, scales. hair, claws and nails are all
made alike from the dead, hattened cells
crowded to the surface by the process of
growth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-13

with an uncut quill at rate which
would astonish frstclass shorthand
/ reporter. Other mistakes of the prop.
erty man causes Juliet to swallow her
thumb in default ofthe sleeping potion,
noble Romans to stab themselves with
their manuscript parts, tightly rolled,
besause the more convenient and GER
tainly more realistic dagger has been
forgotten, while the number of people
who have been shot to death by mus.
kets that wouldp' 60 off may be counted
by thousands 1t is the property
mans duty to keep the firearms in or
der, and to load them when they are to
be used on the stage. An early recol-
lection is military drama played at
the old Bowery theater several years ago,
in which there was a man clad in an ill.
fitting and much.soiled Continental cos
tune, who spurred bony and ESQ to
speak, expostulatng horse by wooden
inclined plane called run" and who,
on arriving at the summit, near the flies,
drew two enormous pistols, and shout
ing, And Ginral Isryl Putnam wins
the day." pulled the triggers and pro-
duced two ridiculous flashes in the pan,
that brought the curtain down amidst
roars of laughter.
A careful property man keeps his ram
rod attached by cord to the wall, so
that he may not by mistake leave Il in a
gun-barrel after loading the weapon. Ac
cidents have arisen from a neglect Of
'-this precaution, aud also from the i'm
proper or careless loading of weapons,
as was the case a short time since in
Washington, where young man was
shot and killed on the stage of variety
theater by too-heavy wadding, which
entered his head from the gun of hor-
rifed comrade. Paper wads are very
dangerous; among the other accidents
possible through them is that of setting
fire to the scenery; hence in well.regu-
lated theaters special wadding is used,
made of hair, and which will not COM
municate fire to surrounding objects
Olive Logan.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-13
BOARD OF DIRECroRs.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
NJ. L. MEACHAM...o ..of NJ. L. Meacham & Co.
A. N. MCKAY .........-of Sledge, Mckay & Co.
S. MANSFIELD.........of Mansfield & Higbee.
WIN. J0YNER...of Joyner. Lennon & Gale.
WIN. B. GALBREATH.. Cotton Factor.
Hon. JOHN oVERToN, ,Jr...,..........Memphis.
]. NJ. PETTIGREW. of Edwards, PettiErew
i Co.
ISAAC SCHWAB.................ofS Sehwab 4 CO.
B. F. HALLER~...Of HollOwell. Crockett i
Haller.
ss-Takes Fire and Marine risks. Dwelling
Houses and isolated Country Stores especi-
ally solicited. l30-xviii-53
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-13
was IL in answer TO Prayer

According to the statement of Miles
Higgins to the correspondent of the Ra-
leigh News, the Bald Mountain earth
quake was an answer to prayers sent up
by fervent Baptist preacher. Mr.. Hig-
gins is thus reported:
1t was about three days before the first
shock that notice wac sent over the
mountain that Rev. Posey Owensby, a
sort of Baptist preacher that lived on
the mountain, would commence a revi-
val of religion at the school honse on a
certain night. He came, but met only
slim congregation. He kept up
his revival three days aRd nights
without getting up the slightest excite
ment. On the night of the 9th of Feb
ruary he made long and fervent
prayer in which he said, 30 Lord, for
three days and nights hath Thy servant
endeavored in vain to move the strong
hearts of this wicked people. Now, we
beseech Thee, that Thou wouldst in
Thy great and omnipotent power, cause
the mountain to shake and tremble be-
meath their feet, that they may be
brought to a consciousness Of Thy power
and wrath" etc., etc. The people still
remained unmoved, but at the hour Of
ten o'clock next day the mountains
shook and trembled beneath the feet Of
the people. The Reverend Posey was
at work cleaning up new ground when
the shocks came, one after another
Hurrying to the house he told the old
woman to make all possible haste for an
immediate evacuation. When the sun
rose next morning Bald Mountain was
far in Posey's rear.