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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-09

o Lord, our God, we come in this place 70
deplore before thee the spirit OF lying wnIch
is abroad and we .beSeech thee to rebuke the
giant demon Of slander that stalks forth cast
ing up0n all the earth fearful shadow. Para
I'VE the hand that writes the wllful detrac-
tfou. palsy the tongue that utters wanton cal
umnv the things which tend 20 undermine
an confidence in the good, and give a malig-
uaut power TO all the bad elements for the de-
rnOrafizaiion and destruction OF human So
cIety. Let thy flaming spirit take vengeance
upon the false accuser, and consume this
spirit OF ruin from all Of the land. This we
ask in the name and for the sake OF him who
WAS truth itself. Amen.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-09
ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
SIGNAL SERVICE UNITED STATES ARMY,
MEMPHIS Tenn March g. 1874,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-09

Total Liabilities of Company. $500 %
H. 7. TONILINSON, Agent,
~ Madison ST., Memphis, Tenn.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Insurance Commissioners once,
Nashville, December 9, 1873.
4 VIM. MORROW, Insurance Commissioner,
j., do hereby certify that the
CLAY FIRE and MARINE INSURANCE co
located at Newport, in the State of Ken
lucky, has produced TO me satisfactory evil
dence that the said company has complied
with all the requirements of the laws Of the
State Of Tennessee imposed on insurance
companies; and L further certify that H
7. Tomlinson, Agent of said company has
authority to take risks, and transact the busi-
ness of insurance for and in behalf of said
company in this State, at Memphis, Tenn,
W. MORROW,
Insurance Commissioner of Tennessee.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-09
AT AUCTION.
AUCTION.
BRICK RESIDENCE ON SECOND ST

IN THURSDAY. AARCH I2ib. at IA
" O'CLOCK upon the premises, we will sell,
without reserve, that valuable property al
present occupied by Nr. Block, on west side
OF second street, at the south corner Of the
slIey, next above OvertOn street, being a 2
story Drlek house with nine good rooms. gas
fixtures, good cistern, etc
Title perfect. sale absolute, and observes
home al their own price. Teims-Half cssb.
balance one year with 6 per cent. interest, se-
cured Dy trust deed, and purchaser paving
Ia1es OF l5.4 TRkZEFANT & GO.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-09

How is this for blasphemy? 1t is
from the chaplain of the United States
senate, the prayer he recently offered in
gba oreniDg of that body:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-09
SANBORN.
Additional Papers in the Case OF the
Great InfOrmer and Treasury
Spy-His Commission.
What Secretary Richardson and United
States District-AttOrney Tenny
Know About Him.

WASHINGTON, March g. Addi-
tiOnal papers in the Ssnborn case were
laid before the house Of representatives
to-day, including the following letter of
the secretary of the treasury:
The daily gazette., 1874-09-02
The Negro Troubles.


Indignation meetings are being held
in Tennessee to denOunce the murder
of the negroes by the mob at Trenton,
and the ringleadcrs, (whO are suspect
cd of being disguised Radicals, trying
to inaugurate u war of races for the
benefit of their party in the North at
the coming elections) will be searched
out and punished. Among the speakers
at Memphis were JEFF. Davis and Gen.
Forrest. All is quiet. ... -.
At Woocoche Valley, Alabama, III
miles west of Columbus, near Opclika,
the negroes have been holding secret
meetings for several nights of late,
preparing to attack the whites. Their
plan was revealed on Thursday last
by an old negress, in time for the
whites to prepare. When the negroes
made an attack they were driven back,
with Il loss of four men killed. They
then burned down two churches and
left.
A negro riot is reported at Conschat
In, La, and white man wounded.
The ringleaders are in Jail and all is
quiet. Ward, notorious white Itadi
cal, is suspected Of being the instiga
tor.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-02

THE DEATH OF Mr. ROBERT Cook
took place on Sunday, at his country
residence near New Castle, Del. Mr..
Cook was sixty-fiye years of age at the
time of his death. He was native of
Delaware, of highly respectable
family, which for generations resided
near Smyrna. His father, DR.. Cook,
was u man of cultivated mind and high
professional standing. In 1S43 Mr..
Cook went to st. Louis and soon be
came prosperous merchant. lie was
a member of the firm of Howe, Clatlin
u Cook, the second partner of the firm
of the firm being the recent Governor
of Massachusetts, Hon. William Claf-
lin. Having in this connection acquir-
ed an ample fortune, Mr.. Cook, in
1860, withdrew and removed to this
city, where lie continued to reside,
passing his summers, howere, at his
country seat in Delaware. .--PHILApEL-
PHIA TELEGRAPH.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-02

OYSTERS With yesterday was ushered
in the first month with an r. in ii, and
the tlrnlric votarics Chat is in plain Eng
lish the lovers Of Oysters) will hail the
advent of the season with JOY, because
all can now with clear concience walk
up to bar and ask for their quarter s
worth of the lucious bivalves without any
fear of law or statutes on the subject
And the vender, too, can unhesitatingly
open his oyster budget, and supply his
customers with the article without fear
and all will be happy, in which viii We
heartily Join.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-02

"What is this for?" asked the porter
at the - Hotel, Long Branch, the
other day, holding out twenty five
cent note given him by the gentleman
addressed for carrying up his trunk.
"That," said the gentleman, taking
the note and putting it back into his
pocket, "was for your trouble, and this
is for your impudence, and he kicked
him eleven feet, nine inches 9nd half
into the hallway.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
The Solitary Twin.

The "Fat Contributor furnishes
the Utica Observer the following
strange story of ga twin -
There was a woman out West who
gave birth to one twin-just one, that's
all thele was of him. She never had
another solitary twin SO long as she
lived. He was melancholy child from
the first and wore such lonesome
look. He always seemed to be watch
ing and listening for somebody who
never came. He appeared to realize
that he wasn't all together; that he
was kind Of human parenthesis with
one bracket gone, animated dumb bells
and one dumb bell missing, "pair |"
that couldn't beat deuces and hardly
worth drawing to. He used to moan in
his sleep and paw around on his pillow
for his missing brother. When that
boy grew up he was different from any
boy over knew, that is to say, any
one boy. He seemed more like two
boys-at least, he was altogether two
boys-terons for one. ,If he had a fight
it was with a boy twice as big as he
was, for he seemed to feel, somehow,
as though there were two of him, or
ought to be. He always managed to
get two pieces of pie at the table, just
as if the one was for the other of him
who wasn't there, and there was thin
pretense of taking care of it for him,
but he always took care to eat it, 1
noticed. He only half learned his les
sons, and double entry bookkeeping
nigh about set him crazy, because, as /
told you, there wasn't but half of him
there, and he couldn't double entry.
He wouldn't sleep with any other boy,
because, be said, 1t tcrowded 'em. He
grew up, but he never got married.
Once or twice he attempted to court
girl, but left her when it was only half
done, as though that other twin of his
would be along and court the other
half. I don't know what became of
him. I heard that he died from sheer
loneliness, but I only believe half I
heard about that boy, anyhow. If he
be dead you can bet he is only half
dead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
THE MONEY LENDERS.
incidents in the Life of One of Them


incidents i'm the Lite of One OF Them.
OF all the sources whence the money
lenders derive their income, says a
New York city journal, there are none
more prolific than those arising from
and consequent upon the desire of peo-
pie to move in a sphere of society and
keep up an appearance of wealth which
a limited income does not warrant. To
do this resort is had to all the petty
subterfuges which ingenuity can sug-
gest, yet the money lender is very sell
dem deceived no matter how artfully
the attempt is made, he quickly de-
tects the imposition, and few well
directed questions to bis customers
elicit ali the inforrnatiJi{ he requires,
while they unknowingly stand before
him stripped of the fimsy veil, in all
their natural deformity. When this
class of borrowers pledge their valu-
ables, he knows it is only a question of
time in their finding final resting
place with him, to be disposed of to
bargain hunters. If people would only
follow the advice of Ben. Franklin,
and "save penny day of their clear
gains" how much of heartburning,
sorrow, misery and shame might be
avoided how many homes made more
happy; how many families saved from
disgrace. -' ..t
She was young, fascinating and
distingue an authoress from the
sunny South, she made her entree into
New York society some years ago
courted and fattered, she won the
homage of all with whom she came in
contact. Love of dress, with all its
concomitant extravagances, soon caused
her to seek me professionally; thus it
was that 1 became acquainted with,
and am now enabled to relate these in
cidents they point their own moral.
1t was not long before 1 saw an an
nouncement of the impending marriage
of the celebrated Southern authoress,
Miss -, to well known and profes-
sional gentleman of this city. Soon
after which came the wedding, with an
elaborate description of the outfit, in
Guiding the trousseau from Paris. The
silverware, from celebrated Broadway
house, with the family crest of the
bridegroom engraved thereon, was mag
nifcent. About year subsequent /
received note. from the lady, request
ing me to call at her house, which I
found furnished with all the appliances
which wealth and the love of the beau
tiful in art could suggest She in
formed me that through her husbands
inability to collect moneys that were
due him, and having to give expensive
receptions weekly, she was obliged to
ask for loan on some diamonds, which
I granted. This was followed by loans
on her silverware, which l permitted
to grace their reception evenings, to he
brought back the following day. For
time interest was promptly paid, then
ceased, and requests made not to sell,
with which i complied. Soon rumors
were circulating of domestic unhappi-
ness between them poverty had slip
ped in at the door and love had flown
out of the window, yet was not pre-
pared for the event which followed.
On taking up the morning paper I was
shocked on reading this paragraph :
Mr., - was found dead in bed at
the - Hotel from a bottle labeled
laudanum on the mantelpiece in his
room, it is supposed he committed
suicide"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
Education of Both Hands.

Why should not child to be taught
to employ both hands indiferently
Surely it would be hard to assign per-
emptofy reason for the prevailing GUS
tom of training children righthanded-
ness, instead of making them, as they
should be, anebidertrous- ex-
pert with both hands. We have been
much pleased with some remarks on
this subject which recently appeared in
the Scientific american, and Our read
ers will, we doubt not, acknowledge, on
reading the following synopsis of the
article in, question, that the writer of it
has made out very strong case in favor
of ambidexterity. " Why should not a
child be taught to write and draw with
both hands ~ asks the writer. cit
would take but little if any more time
and If it did, it would only keep him
busy during moments which he would
otherwise devote to idleness or mischief
The acquisition would never be worth
less, and it might be of immense con-
venience to him. He might never have
occasion to use his double capacity after
the fashion Of the popular scientist and
teacher professor Edward s. Morse),
whose two-handed blackboard sketches
are such delight to his auditors, and
who is said to pursue his microscopic
studies with a pen at one side and a
pencil at the other, drawing with one
hand and writing with the other; never
theless his twofold skill would ever be
possible source of satisfaction and ad-
vantage to him. He would be free at
any moment to rest hand exhausted
by protracted use, without any inter-
ruption of his work he would be less
likely to be disabled by trifing hurts /;
and in case one hand were stiffened by
heavy labor, the other might be kept in
readiness for delicate mahipulations,
for writing, drafting, and the like. O..
"The right-handed man who can use
a hammer or knife readily with his
left hand, or can tie or unite q knot
when his right hand is otherwise en-
gagged, will find frequent use for his
skill. Indeed, the advantages we miss
through the neglect of the left hand
are infinite in number and of incessant
recurrence. They are among the taxes
we pay to custom. Why not, then, train
children to enjoy both hands equallyG'''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
London Under Ground.

Underground, the city OF London is
certainly the most wonderful in the
world. 1t is 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 company alone-the Gas Light
and Coke Company-supplies two dis
tricts with nearly 400 miles of pipe,
varying in diameter from three inches
to four feet. These are the main pipes
merely, and from them every house and
street lamp receives on an average six
or eight feet of small piping. In addi-
tion to these, and the underground tel
egraph wires, 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 with outer castings
of iron-along which written messages,
packed in little felt and gutta percha
cases, are blown from station to station.
The convenience of these messages is
immense. A steam engine forces in q
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 cleo
tricity is flashing messages above their
heads and little missives are whizzing
and darting just under their feet. AS
many as 1,500 messages pass to and fro
in day. The drainage system of Lon
don presents a world of underground
streets, some 1000 or 5000 miles in ex-
tent. AL the drains empty into three
great sewers running parallel with the
Thames, which sewers connect in the
neighborhood of Victoria Park, and
through Barking Creep discharge into
the river. Men are constantly en-
ployed keeping these drains in repair.
Londoners never pour a pail of water
down drain but at the depths of that
mysterious aperture somebody is
making way for it, A stranger, prop
erly costumed, can explore these
depths, which resemble yaulted gall
leries, in the sides of which are traps
forming various small channels. When
the storm waters come, as they some
times do during thunder plump, the
torrent is fearful; so much so that
upon several occasions men have lost
their lives. ....s,,.., W ~.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
A Story of the Curfew.

To many hearts in the old country
that cherish its traditions, the curfew
recalls story of loves devotion.
In the time of Cromwell young SOL
dier, for some offense, was condemned
to die, and the time OF his death was
fixed cat the ringing Of the curfew."
Naturally such doom would be fearful
and bitter to one in the years of his
hope and prime, but to this unhappy
youth death was doubly terrible, since
he was soon to have been married to q
beautiful lady whom he had long
loved. ,.......-
The lady, who loved him ardently in
return, had used her utmost efforts to
avert his fate, pleading with the judges,
and even with Cromwell himself, butall
in vain. In her despair she tried to
bribe the old sexton not to ring the
bell, but she found that impossible.
The hour drew near for the execution.
The preparations were completed. The
officers of the law brought forth the
prisoner, and waited, while the sun was
setting, for the signal from the distant
beethoven. .l-r.. .u.ssf- 81. t....
To the wonder of everybody it did
not ring. Only one person at that mo-
ment knew why The Door girl her
self, half wild with the thought of her
lovers peril, had rushed unseen up the
winding stairs, and climbed the ladders
into the belfry loft and seized the
tongue of the bell.
The old sexton was in his place,
prompt to the fatal moment. He threw
his weight upon the rope and the bell,
obedient to his practiced hand, reeled
and swung to and fro in the tower. But
the brave girl kept her hold, and no
sound issued from the metallic lips.
Again and again the sexton drew the
rope, but with desperate strength the
young heroine held on. Every move
ment made her position more fearful,
every sway of the bells huge weight
threatened to fling her through the high
tower window, but she would not let
go. 80 DID 90 .'' [''i'- t.+ -
At last the sexton went away. Old
and deaf he had not noticed that the
curfew gave no peal. The brave girl
descended from the belfry, wounded and
trembling. She hurried. from the
church to the placeof execution. Crom.
we'll himself was there, and was just
sending to demand why the bell was
silent. She saw him
--"and her brow,
Lately white with sckening horror, glows with
hope and courage now;
At his feet she told her story, showed her
H hands all bruised and torn, .t ,.
And her sweet young face still haggard with
the anguish it had worn .."
Touched his heart with sudden pity, lit his eyes
/ with misty light
Go your lo4sr lives,' cried Cromwell ;
"curfew shall not ring tonight"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
sOuIOuquerie in Finance.

"Soulouduerie" was word invented,
but soon prohibited, in France during
the reign of Napoleon the Third. 1t
was interdicted because it was found
to be the most transparent mask that
could be worn behind which it was safe
to laugh at the Emperor and his
schemes. o.. .....- -......; ....... b.
For whatever the white emperor did
the black emperor initiated; or, as the
French writer's put it, and as, indeed,
the records show, whatever souloudue
planted in the Antilles, Napoleon trans
planted in the TuiIeries. To the very
last these two rulers initiated each
other-for, after Soulouque abdicated
his throne and sought exile in neigh
boring island, Napoleon abandoned his
palace and became refugee in Eng
land. Both died rich with the plumber
of their peoples. aH, - t .-.3'l4>
Shortly after Soulouque proclaimed
himself emperor, cabinet meeting was
held to consider the financial situation.
The treasury was almost empty. The
counsellors discussed various plans for
its relief. They did not agree any bet
ter than our own financial doctors.
Soulouque sat silent. Amazement
sealed his lips.
"Your majesty" said Solomon, who
was regarded as his ablest minister,
"what shall we do for money %
"My God p shouted Soulouque, but
not profanely, for he was the head of
the church as we'll as of the State,
"MoH Dieul why not print more |"
And they did. Thelegitimate wants
of the country were supplied. Money
was easy. The poor had plenty of it.
Flush times in Hayti.N The presses ran
night and day. Viye y Emperor l.
But one day Soulouque had to leave.
He had reigned twelve years. hap
pened to land on the island three, or
four days after he left. Money was
very easy. Haytian dollars were worth
nearly three cents apiece. I bought
half bushel for small change. In one
day was millionaire, Inever had so
luuch money in my life before" I rev.
eled in it. But it was no joke to spend
it. That unsettled values" It did
seem SO wicked to give five dollars for
poor Havana, and to be obliged to pay
fifty dollars for dinner. Yet we did
both in Hayti, because money was SO
easy, when all that the State had to do
was to "print more. "9Il .l S..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
Try It.


Is it better never to hope, than to hope in
f-I vain
Is it better not to strive, lest we never
attain?
Is it well to cling to the shore and leave un-
tried 80 H 20.
Life's wide, deep sea- for dread of its storm
and tide?
Who ventures naught, he surely shall never
win;
He naught shall finish, who never doth aught
begin. .....
The sun may shine and the heaven may shed
its rain,
But only the sOwer may harvest his golden
grain. -..., - .,
Tomorrow we know is dark with its misty
veil 50
The light on the path to-day is but dim and
pale. ........,,..
Blindly we grope our way-but tits better So
What God hath hidden, it's better We should
not know.
Ncbler and braver is he who stakes his all,
And takes his loss or gain as the chances fall,
Than he who folds his hands, and idly waits
Till the night it's shadows gathers about his
s"'e'' .4;.FGi JEc-,.
Shall we turu our ears, away from sweet
refrain, .. '''". '''
Lest the pleasant song may change to drge
of pain ?
Shall we close our eyes to the ray in the mid
night gloom, .,..
Lest it prove lure that leads to the door of a
tomb ro4aI .LGfH. =
Is it better never to love, lest love mistake ?
The passionate heart may quiver, and ache.
and break. ~.,,;f .-.sstEss
Yet give us the warm, rich wine, though well
we know
That dregs as bitter as death may lie below.
We sigh for the joys that we're coming, and
never came; ..,..
We sit in the dark and weep, with our hearts
afame
We feel the crush and the grind Of the silent
mill
Feel the crush and the grind, while our lips are
still. .....
What then shall we spurn our life as broken
thing? ,... t..-.
Shall we fling a curse in the face of Heavens
King?
Happy is he who keepeth his trust through all !
He may shrink and shiver and falter. but shall
not fall,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-02
The Milk Tree.

In narrative of travels on the Anna
zon and Rio Negro, just published, Mr..
Wallace describes an extraordinary tree
called the milk tree, which was one of
the first wonders he saw near Para. The
fruit is eatable, and full of rich and
very juicy pulp; but strangest of all is
the vegetable milk which exudes in
abundance when the bark is cut. It has
about the consistence of thick cream,
and but for very slight peculiar taste,
could scarcely be distinguished from
the genuine produce of the COW. Mr..
Leavens ordered man totap some logs
that had lain nearly month in the
yard. He cut several notches in the
bark with an axe, and in minute the
rich sap was running out in great guam
titles. 1t was collected in o basin, di-
l1ted with water, strained and brought
home at tea-time and at breakfast next
morning. The peculiar 1avor of the
milk seemed rather to improve the
quality of the tea, and give it as good o
color as rich cream ; in coffee it is
equally good. The milk is also used
for glue, and it is said to be very dura-
ble