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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-25

EAGLE SHOT s.a- Bl-s Shot % magnificent
golden eagle at Colchester Centre. on rrday
The bifd measured seven feet aud ONE and one
hali inches from up io tip. and will be placed u
Che ghmc. of natural history of thc University OF
Vermont lhls is 900 oalle of Che same variety as
chat Shot by Mr spau.dng tho other day. 10
Maiets Bay, and may porhap. Doe 70. mate
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-25
womcns, National Temperance Convention.

Further accounts from this important gathering
show che following states, sixteen in number t.
be represented By accredited delegates. New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, indiana, Wisconsin,
Iowa Vermont Michigan, Maine, Massachusetts,.
California, West Virginia Kansas Alabama and
Oregon Letters OF encouragement were presented
from several other states
The following ladies compose the Vermont dele
CATION Mrs j. NJ Haven, Of Rutland Mis- joel
Foster II Montpelier Mis. T. Il. llackus Of
Springfield Mrs Mal Davis, Of Burlington
The Vermont delegation took prominent posi-
tions ON committees aud other business Of the com
,onton. Mrs Foster, Of Montpelier, aud Mrs
Mai Davis of Burlington, addressed the conven-
ton
Mrs Foster sold she bod met Mr.. MARY tl,emor inst
greeting io ODE lHdlcs of thc convention. Size euNe ino
he chance OF hfug present. and bad ihe convention hou
et uf later size would have hftn able foo have arranged
Dor nuk i1 le there Hri ste t0d tu tell fe De-
dies lhli She expected Rulud thnas from them. and che
huNfd They would with their work aud ei uHiuu dee
icf uf discourage lhcn She Thought tif fhc child d. not
yet horn Who Wil the settlement of che question. h
-hc hoped ihc lldic. would tte o. un and carry TO-
wards completion. neumthlng q to ueil dauehicHs Do
up everywhere to show that they earnest ani dret-
mined succeed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-25
}lrw cadrfrfisrwrnt5.

"SLEEpING LuCY."-Na. trey A. COOKE.
- W'W known Hs Steering Lucy hos returned ind
N N Hl Nn residence on Liberty street. Nnnffaifr ~
Hntl further u0dp q D Gre firtfnilg invited 81 r Il 1n
-'f Nri flff
Ohio. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1873-1874, 1874-02-04

lpteOer1m Elm 9ei1tliher bon 5tDel 8ens=
oarn,en in oas &c fdngnib eingebra6t' &c
|19ma9ten allp sllr 3eit bret pfli6ttreue
Prieiter binter Sbor unb &iegel Deg gon=
ner Nrre tbauIes. ".' -,
-Mus Burg miro u,,ter benz
Is. San. eei9rieben: SIN persan9enen
Sabre 1ino aus9elpanbert iiber 9amburg
i'm @an5en 69,176 Yerlonsn, barunter
aug benz &0nisrei9 preub BEN $780, aug
oem iibrigen 9eutl9lano 16,042, aus
anoeren europdi1 den Staaten 1867 Per=
lonen. 1872 paren iiber Sanburg aus=
getpanoert 74,4OS psriy 1871 42,224. u,
Wien, 80. San. Ser Rai1er BON
Oeiterrei@ sebentt Dem Wernebmen no9
in nd@iter 3eit eine &eiie mad Stalien
uno Gom gu nta9en. ..."- II.
- Ser bo9oeroiente pater Pbilipp,
General Der r9riitli6en 59ul6riioer,~ 1T
in Dem @oFer oes Oroens &ue Ouoinot
in Paris gel itorben. 9eri ielbe mar 80
Sabre alt getuoroen unb itano Dem Or
ben 1eit 36 Sabren Dor.
- 6rau p. g oeb, 1eit langen
SaDren Oberin oes befannten Oroens
ber Damen pom beiligen 9er5en Se1u, 1T
am 5. Sanuar in bent PariIer MItter=
baaie geitorbsn.
- 9ieprote It anti 6<fir d.
ri 9 en- W blen 1ino nun in 9ans
preuBen beenoet. Sic aqermei1 ten fno
gu Sun ten bon Mt6ei1ten ousgefo1sn.
Sic armen gldubigen Yreoiger, Die nit
1ol6en @emeinoerdtben nun 5ulammen
amtiren niilIen
- Die Sn6taner bon @ten in Peru
lpre@en na6 9rn. @lton, einem omeri=
fani1 19en Glottenoffi5iere cine @pra9e>
tpelde BON ben 9ine1il@eu &ulis o6ne
weiteres @tuoium perfanben miro.
Die8erliner 9 8olts3eitun9
entntmmt Der boqdnoi13en 3eitun9
u9uis9e3in" folgenoes Stem vWie mir
aus li9erer Quelle b0ren, - 10 beiBt es
in jenem 8latte - miro Der neuerlpd6lte
8il9of Der oeuti i9en Nltfatbolifen li9
nd9itens perbetrat5en unb atpar NIT
etnem rei@en Mdb9en bon 21 Sabren.
Ser ianlenitii@e 8il6of in &otter0am
Der i'm gum BiI9of 9epeibt> miro ben
Srauaft poa5ieben> Dem aud pater 9pa=
cintbe bei,pDbnen miro"
8 40 erSiirf fbif6 Of bon 8res=
lau Die 8eaablung Der @eloi itrafe per-;
lpeigerte> fano am Is. Sanuar, Der 8res=
lauer 3eituns 5ufolse, eine Snoentar=
aufnabme bebufs Pfanoun9 i'm fiirtli@eu
Palais Statt.
3iiri d 80. San. Telomarl9an=
lieutenant BON @ablen3 bat li@ seitern in
3uri3 eri9olien. @robe Werlulte auf
oer 86rle ioqen i'm gu Die lem5elbl ltmoroe
3etrieben baben.
sc brib> 81. San. Sic garlil ltens
Iunta 5eigt an, oaB f@ Die tdotil lben
8eb6roen bon Bilbao erboten baben, Die
5taot in elmer Wo@e gu ii6er9eben, baB
Ieoo4 Die Garlilten nidt mebr ols bier
Gage betuilli9en lpoqen.
8aDonne, 81. San. 9ie Stabt
Bilbao unterbanbelt nit ben Garlilten
pegen ibrer gapitulatipn.
%om, I'M San. Die @eiunbbeit bes b.
eaters 1T cine bortre fFi1e. - Die 'Spannuns
tnil1en Stalien uno Granfrei@ miro in~nsr
Ibl5arer.
Ohio. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1873-1874, 1874-02-04

Weilens auf Ser Babn entbalten, Big qe=
piiie @9uloen Der Gontraftoren beri9=
tigt 1eien. Z. .'5's'%'',s-. ,5''' y. 10: - =
| - Cine gang neue g @eioemiin3e
1T in einiger Sbeilen Rentudp's 9ong
nho gdbe. Diei ielbe betebt in Gilenbabn=
! 19mellen, BON 6enen oas .@tud flnfai9
Gents gilt. @ie bienen ais fauI 6miftel
| flr @pecereien ,lnb guenwoaren unoi
sebn tauienb Stiid oapon iino tpabreno
oer:lebtett brei Monate utngelebt tuoroen.
| S6tperes @elo - in Der Shat! "
Ser &ebacteur bes rMirror" in
Rilbourne GitD, sSus., min in ben 8eiib
zines Mpfels 9elangt 1ein,, in oeKen Mit=
telpuntt ii@ Elm Stid6eu @anbiteiu BON
ber @r6be etner Manoel befanb. Ser
Qpfel mar ionit poQfomlnsn 9eIun6, uno
&dtbiel.. as> .t*.a 7..5.'. F'''';2yT @'l 1>S
- Won M.e,p0= Dorf ,,pnroen in,
9oufe bes lebtoerga,'genen Sabres 2O,70O.
|TdNer NIT b0l5ernen @9ubitiften tn
Mertbe bon mebr als $4,000 unb 1,340
&ifen S4ubndsel oeri6idt, bic auf $l6,=.
900 gu feben famen. Snpprtirt tpuroen
i'm glei6en 3ettraume 8orlten i'm WertDe
non $4,000. E.@... .5's.s is'1s. '...' T. -
- Cine Static ober ELECTROMAGNETIC
na9te Elm Sod in ben ,Booen zines am
W(iiiiiIippi 9elesenen @pei6ers gu Dubu=
que uno ebe bic @9dbigung entoedt
muroe, luaren 5000 8us. Mei3en in ben
Slub abgelaufen. ~. -. ..'''' -.
: 9 trginie n taa9t aug Mangel
an 2umpen jebt Yapier aug Dem @9ilf=
robr, oas 10 iippig i'm 9ismal=@umpfe
pd6it. Mm Miiiillippi unten lit man
III oiefem 8eiipiele 1don porangegansen.
- 3mei unb eine bolbe Million s r
| d n erbaben tpdbreno Der 1ebten 5lpan=
'5ig Sabre lire CRIME Snlel perlallen uno
Die Ser. @taaten als bas 2anb Ser Ser
beibung aufgelr9t.,. 70 .,' @.4 ">'*'
Git 9ii'bnerougenoper
teur in Bottom bat }b $5OO,O0O er=1
tpprben. Gr bat bies Dem umitanbe at
oanten> bab nllr 5u @iele tpuBten, ND lie
Der @9ub oriidte. ';-. %'''.. :.
""-a9te Oelquell En- in Meitpenn=|
lplpanien liefern i'm Dur9I4nitte td9li9
40, 900 TaB. I'll. '.'' .....
- 9reiBig Trauen5immer lino in ben
lebten orei Monaten als Potmeilterinnen
angel itellt tporoen. =, .. i.
- 8ei 81 bing6on, @a., 1in6 Die
Berge bon BON Siri9en uno &eben.
O;mab a, 81. San. Sic @isentbiimer
6er 9roben 5tpi19en Dem Nortb= u.@outb=
Ylotte weibenoen @ieb6eerben, lotpie bic
Mnlieoler 116roli6 bon Der Union Yacific=
Giienbabn uno i'm Mepublicantbale begen
9robe Befir4tungen Dor einem augemei=
men &aub5uge, ber bon ben Siourbanoen
bon Geb glou6 u. Spptteo Sail ii. ben
GbeDennes, 9acotabs, Mrrapboes unb
anberen Snbianern ssmeiniam beabli@=
tt9t miro. Ser 8Drratb bon Minoleif6
lpel6er bieien Snoianern geliefert tuurbe,
1T beinabe penn ni9t gdn5li9 erl96pft
uno oa fein @elo gum Mnfauf zines
nellen 0orratbes borbanben 1T 10 mii1= I:
fen bic Snbtaner notb,penotger MeiIe
gum &aube lire 3uau6t nebmen, tpenn
lie ni6t berbungern rpouen. Dieie
8anoen 5ablen iber 10000 R6pfe. I,
Ohio. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1873-1874, 1874-02-04
2Sspbemfbau.
(MusIanb.)

(AuelaHp.)
Qottbon, 20, San. General 2am,or=
mora bat einen 8rief per6fentli9t, in
|tpel6e,,1 er bebauptet, oaB feline Mnsaben
in Be5ug auf 8erbanolungen, tuel6e bon
Bismard gu elmer se,uiHen 3eit pe9en
Mbtretung beutl6en @ebietes an Granf<
reid sepFosen tpuroer, auf Wabrbeit be-
ruben. Ser 8rief 1T in Tolse oes llm=
ltanbes per6Fentli9t, baB 8ismard bor
&ur5em i'm M6georbnetenbau}e, als 9err
Malindroot ibm ole Sabe porbielt, bic
lel6e 9dn5li4 ablau9nete.
SOM on, 80. San. Die in bent
Werfe bes Generals 2amarmora ent6al=
tenen ,Mnsaben in 8e3ug auf bic Inter
banolungetl lDe9en 96tretens BON oeut=
19em @ebiet an Grantrei9 unb bic Nb=
ldugnun9 Der Wabrbbeit 6erlelben bur6
Sen Tiiriten Bismard batten eine &dlte
Der 8e5iebunsen 5tuil@en 9eutl@lano
uno etalien peranlQbt.
=. &erI in, 80. San. Snbem Die vNoro=
beuti6e Musemeine 3eituns" auf Die
@pmpatbie Dinlueif j., tpel6e Die Der fa=
tbolil9en Stride freun0lid6e Burtei in
Belsien Fnoet> iast lie, ieoe &esieruu9
lei berpFi9tet oen 9eisun9en ibrer un=
tbanen, T@ an repolutiondren 8erlu9en
ge9en cine befreunoete M19t gu betbei=
ligeu, @inbalt gu tbun.
Srier, 10. San. Mat II. 3. M}ts.
miro bas bieli9e tbeolo9ii6e Seninar
ausgerdumt uno Die Seminarilten tper=
ben in oie .Welt Dinausg getrieben, um li9
upon Dem 9e6en Der Station" beriibren 51
la1el. I'm Die Profeloren bat Die Po=
li5ei 19 bis jebt nod ni9t gu fiimmern
geru6t uno 10 iperben Die lelben porldu=
fig nod beiIa,nmen bleiben. Ser lebte
Ours Der Mlumnen; tpel9e nd9ten 9erbit
Die ieitertpeibe e>npfangen ioQen, baben
li6 in Ser @taot pripattpoDnun9en 9e=
mietbet, Inn auf @pa5iergdn9en pieaei6t
uin 96blen uno &liiften" nod einigen
l1nterri6t 5n empfan9en. SIM Sribiabr
lperoel1 oann oiele peripatbetil6en @or=
lelungen tuobl vim 8alo uno auf ber
@aioe" 1tattftnben uno Die prattil l9en
Mnleitungen ber g}eu5ulueibenoen bel it,
geno einem Baum 1tumpf ober an einem
6elsblod eel4eben. 9ie iibrisen gurle
peroen li4 porldufg oufl6ien uno Die
Ginselnen in lire Seimatb li@ begeben.
0as lino I6mere Priifuneen; aber 10 9e=
nib 0as fatbolil@e Srlono iidb einen
fatbolil Glerus be,pabrt fat, Dem es
am e@ten lebenoisen @lauben, an treuer
an bic @a@e Der tat9olH6en
f0mil6en Stride ni9t feblte, 10 se,piB
pirb aud Der &ir@e 9euti i6lanos elm
3laubensmutbiger unb NIT &enntniiien
3enlgeno ausseriiiteter prieiteritano ni@t
49,, ., ...
Da bas g oiener @efdnenib iiber=
:illt 1T, tpurben bic @efdugniHe gu gott-
'us, Trauitaot unb Trantfort a. ;. ..
iir ben @r3bii9of 2eoo9omsti bem sSu.
ti5=W&iniIter por9eialagen. Ser Sultio=
Winifter enti9teb, bas Mppellationsse%
'i4t gu 8oien m6ge ben Ort oes @efangz
,ilies beftiu1n,en.
gu 9 o n n lpuroe am 13ten Sanuar,
pie bic oprti9e @ei9s3eitun9 beri4tet> t
Ohio. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1873-1874, 1874-02-04
? Wpbe,t
(Sulanb.)

-.iF5 }%5p m No"t""o'J .t"E %'8"f F'"@@
NemOorf, %. San. 9ie Dem
Sompfins :Square segeniiber liegenbe
ct. tBribgets=Rir9 tpurbe ee1tern an
slpei @tellen 1T 8ranb geitedt. Ser
Nfurrer, Yater MpDneD 9lauht nibt baB
Die 8ranb1tifter Ieinbe Der Stride tparea,
lonoern oab Der 3tued ser Sbat ber mar,
Nrbeit 5u Derlan9en ,b ba man ,puBie, oab
Die sroBe &et,einbe ii6er Iofort tpieber
gum Wieberaufbau 16reiten tplrbe.. II
superintendent MotIel perbarg feline
Muii9t ,1ibt,, boB Der Branbitiftungs=
nerfu9 bag Merf Der Commune lei 9unb
bab fernere oerartige Wer5u9e 5ii beflr9<
ten ieien. Gr slaubt es f6nne feinen
3tueifel iilnterliegen, 'oaB Die Commune
in bieiiger @tabt poI(itdnbig organi1irt
lei. 9robun9en i9e9en @9ulen ,uub
ssir6en, 1tamentli9 aber 9egett fatboli19e
snititute ,puroen Ieit5 bem @ratpau in
Somptins @quare bdufig ausseloben,
Cr,ia9t, am Sage beg &ratpaus baben
Diele Der 1o9enannten Mrbeiter, tpel6e an
fem ct. So1epbs 9o5pital Doriber GIN
gen, lire Sd1tIte brobenb gegen bas Sc
bdube ausseltrredt. 1Giner ser Gubep6rer,
pelder BON, einem Poli5iiten am &opfe
per,punbet mar >puroe forgfdltig in bie=
fem 9oipitale gepfegt, trot6en, fu6te er
ieinen Yfe9ern, !, als .er baiielbe berlteB.
Ser superintendent 1a9t ferner..> es lei
faum notbpenoig 5u bemerfen bab bic
&ir6en unb .@@ulen in lebter 3eit gar31
beionbers betpo6t tpuroen unb oab bie=
1el6e Wa61amfeit au9 in 3ufunft bep=
ba6tet tperoen ,piiroe. Sc beibt, je6e
STRIDE i'm H. prectnct ,uerbe Defenders
16arf betpa9t. r.2 III s'5.. #*..,:.t.I i
Pb%iIa belp bia, %. SAN: Ober=
.ri9ter Sones Sbomp1on bonn Supren1e=
@eri6t bon YennlD(panien, 1tiir5te beute
Morgen i'm @eri9ts5immer tobt 5ll 8o=
sen. ja!'ia !S5 -~~ :s2}j~2v 1l&"@s 2IZot -
-@in Boll, tuel6er in 2abette 60.
&an1os sur @inpeibung zines ,,euen
G9ulgebduoes Deranitaltet tpprben mar,
tuuroe nit einem - @ebet erDffnet. Ser
MclteIte 49, 6. Dibble> bon Der Griftli@en;
Stride, >pel9er nebit Dem Yreoi9er Gra,p=
forb, bon Der &irGe Der YresbDterianer,
1i9 einsefunben batten, ,lpra@ rbas &C.
bet.
Das 3eueeneefee in &entucfp.~ !
9ie @enatsbiQ, bag 3eugen=@efeb
betreHeno, 1T aud i'm 9auie po5lirt porz
ben. Sic 8iu lautet pie folgt:: ..@.t
8ei6lDi1en lei biern1it bon ber
@eneral=Mnemb1D bes Staates RentudD,
boB fein prieiter, Meltefer ooer Prebi9er,
,uel@em pon irseno elmer Ner1on @etpii=
iens DaIber Mittbeilungen 9eua9t pur-
ben, ion .sesen bieielbe Dor @erid6t seu=
gen biirfen, ausgenomnaen Dir betref fen
hen Perf fonen ertbeilen bic grlaubnib
ba3u. .@Ha"@ !: @,4"& t:'5 .
- Sic 81 beit er an Dem tpeitli9en
@noe Der Norbpacif1ben Gilenbobn ia
ben cine eisentbiiufi6e Manier, UNI fi@
ibre 26bnung su per16affen. Gin She'll
BON ibnen perbarrifabtrte unldnqit bas
@eleiie, Bis iie lift @elb erbielten, unb in
9acoma uurben Marnunsstnfeln fir bas
Publitum aus9eb6n9t> man mbsef9 bes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-07
MuE1CrpAL TAXATION.

The New York Bulletin remarks:
"The Memphis and Chicago papers
have grown to immense size lately by
the publication Of the list of delinquent
Taxpayers. One would think that there
was going to be general clearing-ouf
sale Of these cities. If the list of pri
vate mortgages was also made public
we fear the effect would positively be
still more lugubrious. Behind this II
the fact that our municipal governments
as a rule, are running too rapidly into
debt. The fact is being made use oil
abroad as a sort of Offset to the i'm
mense warlike preparations and budgets
Of European States, with the bank
ruptcy which must sooner or later fellow
in their train. There is such q thing as
pushing municipal taxation to a point
tba. viii kill the goose that lays the
golden england 10 that point Mem
mis-. New Orleans aud Charleston, if
not Chicago. appear to be rapidly ap-
preaching.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-07
Young BIOod.

The hard work in the various profess
sions is done by young men. The rule
is not universal, but most men did their
hardest and best work in their younger
days. 1t is, therefore, of little use in
these days to object to young men TAX
ing the lead in the great educational
work of the age. II is not difficult to
show that youth is not Objectionable for
vigorous and efficient work in our col.
leges, in the ministry, in the editorial
sanctum, and in the great profession OF
the law. From a recent pamphlet treat
ing of this subject, we note the follow
ing among the more striking examples
of the truth of what we have said:
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration
of Independence when he was thirty
seven years old. Alexander Hamilton
made one of the greatest legal argu-
ments of mis- life at twenty three. Lord
Bacon at thirty-six published twelve Of
his best essays. Dickens wrote Pick
wick" at twenty-five, and Oliver
Twist before twenty Thackery
wrote Vanity Fair at thirty.six, and
Esmond" at forty-one. Emerson
wrote his best at thirty-eight. Colt was
but twenty-one when he invented his
improved fre-arm, and Fulton was but
twenty eight when he invented steam.
Goethe, who was an ardent friend Of
young men, because his powers were
most vigorous in his youth, said: Yes,
yes, my good friend. we must be young
to do great things" And in another
place. speaking of government, he said,
with emphasis: If | were Premier |
would never place in the highest offices
people who have risen gradually by mere
birth and seniority. and who, in their
old age. move on leisurely in their ac-
customed tracks; for in this way but
little talent is brought to light. l would
have young men"
Oliver Wendell Holmes, in recent
address at Bellevue Hospital Medical
College, said: New ideas build their
nests in young brains; revolutions are
not made By men in spectacles, as L
have heard it remarked; and the whis-
perings Of new truths are not caught by
those who begin to feel the need of an
ear trumpet.
These are but few Of the innumera-
bic list cited in the work referred to.
But the instances are enough to prove
the truth of what we started out with
saying With a man Of experience, OF
age, and sound judgment, at the head OF
our educational institutions, their work
ing forces are most efficient and success
fol when the teaching is done by young
men of enthusiasm, energy, and ambi-
ton enough to keep them close to their
books, fully familiar with advances con-
stantly being made in the sciences and
the method of teaching them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-07
Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, July For the lower
lake region and the Northwest, increas-
ing cloudiness, local rains from Lake
Huron westward to Minnesota, southeast
to southwest winds, stationary or rising
temperature east of Missouri or Iowa
and slight changes in barometer. For
Tennessee, Ohio valley and the Gulf
States, generally clear weather, except
on the immediate coast; variable winds,
shifting to easterly or southerly, high
temperature at stations north of the
gulf coast and slight change in the ba-
rometer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-07

Among the curious items Of the regis
ter Of the parish Of the Madeleine, which
has recently been published, is the fol-
lowing:
October l6, 1893, paid francs for q
eethn Tor the widow Capet, who was de
capitated this day"
The widow Capet was Marie An
toinette de Lorraine d'Autriche, Queen
Of France. One dollar and forty cents
for a CONN to bury the bloody remains
OF a woman who had once Commanded
the hearts Of the entire French people
What a downfall from Versailles and the
Trianon to the Temple. Alas poor
ghost of a Queen History writes her
sermon in a very few words. On This
little note, 81 francs for the coffin Of
the widow Capei," what sermon could
be preached. It contains food for hours
Of reflection.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-07
NEW YORK.
Municipal A6airs--FreIgbt Agents
Meetlng--Suicide of II Confederate

| MuufctpaI Anairs--FreIgOt Agents
Meetlmg-Suicide of C0nieoerate
General.
New York, July IA party of gem
tlemen will leave this city for Albany
tonight to lay before the Governor their
reasons for desiring the removal of the
Mayor and the convicted police commits
sioners. 1t is understood that strong
points made by the counsel against the
Mayor are, that on three occasions he
has refused to investigate the charges
against the commissioners when it was
plainly his duty to do so. These occa-
sions were. First, when Commissioners
Chardick was examined before court on
the charge Of violating provisions OF the
election law; secondly, when the Board
of Aldermen, acting on the report pre-.
scented by the committee, requested the
Mayor to investigate the charges against
the police commissioners; and thirdly,
when the legislative committee presented
report on the charges that the
Board had acted improperly in
the workings of the street cleaning br-
reau. The Mayor seems impressed with
the gravity of the occasion, but declares
he acted under legal advice. He denies
that the Assistant Attorney General has
addressed communication to District
Attorney Phelp calling his attention to
the gravity of the charges against the
Mayor and Police Commissioners Gard
ner and Cbardick, and asking him to
lend aid in procuring indictments against
them from the Grand Jury, and in bring
ing the cases TO trial as speedily as pos
sible. A special meeting of the Board
of Aldermen is called for tomorrow to
consider the present condition of munich
pal affairs. Police Commissioners Dur
yea and Disbrecker, under advice of
counsel, have consented to meet with
the recently convicted and reappointed
commissioners pending a decision by
the court on the question of the legality
of their reappointment.
The freigh. agents who met to revise
the rates of freight from the West by the
Erie, New York Central and Pennsyl-
vania Central railroads have resolved to
increase freights on live stock to about
double its former rate. The basis of the
increased rate was fixed at thirty FIVE
cents per 100 pounds from Chicago to
New York. 1t is the intention Of the
managers to increase the charges on all
classes of freights.
The first picnic for poor children took
place yesterday under the direction of
George F. Williams, who had their man
agement in former years. Almost 1000
children were taken to the country for
the day.
General William Unckeles, of the
Confederate army, and residing at Ruth
erford Park, New Jersey, for the past six
years, committed suicide yesterday.
Thomas Kemp, of New Brunswick,
New Jersey, took his three children to
the canal, yesterday, and pitched them
in, jumping in himself afterward The
oldest child, girl, was drowned, but the
father and the other children we're res
cued.
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A CERTAIN CURE
Dyspepsia, Chronic Diarrhea, Liver
and Kidney Affections land
General Debility and
Kindred Disorders.

There is good fishing and hunting few
miles from the Springs, and no mosquitoes; /,
The Compapy have secured fine band Of
music for the season, and have made many
improvements since last summer, including
fine bath rooms. -
Board for June and September, $40 per
month: July and August, s45 per month.
Children over four and under thirteen years
old, and servants. half price. -
Children under, four years old, az per
month. -.
Round trip tickets from Memphis TO Bon
Aqua Station and return. good until used, ,sl2.
JOS. G. LAPRADE, Sup't.
W. Guy PATERSON, Cashier.
MAY 20, 1874. b9-f
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A View story About vanderbilt.

Speaking of the white cravat which
Commodore Vanderbilt always wears,
one of his friends asked him one day If
II did not secure him good many cleri-
cal favors. The Commodore replied
that be did not remember of any impor-
tant advantage that be had ever derived
from wearing it; but said that he had
sometimes been mistaken for q clergy
man. and once rather ludicrously. He
was coming down town in Fourth ave-
nue. car, when two young men entered,
both drunk enough to be in the coniiding
mood. Perceiving the snowy locks and
white neckerchief on the other side OF
the car, one of them nudged the other
with his elbow, and then moving down
on the seat until he was directly oppo-
site to the Commodore, leaned over and
said, in a maGdline whine: | spose
yer think't I'm agoin straight down to
h(hic)elI, don't yerH Why-noi !
hope not" answered the Commodore,
deprecatiRgly. The young man edged
back to the side Of his companion.
Hes Ua vers' list" he said, in know
ing tone. Plainly, it would not do to
take any spiritual advice from such
hereto.
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The new law makes important changes
in regard to postage. From the LIST Of
January, 1875, the postage on newspa-
pers will be prepaid by the publishers at
the rate of two cents per pound. Sub
scribers will, after January l, be subject
to no postage. Papers will be delivered
free in counties where published. Under
this regulation weekly. papers will be
within fraction of 10 cents per an
mum, and dailies 60 cents per annum,
against 20 and l20 cents under the pres
ent law. This new law will force all
publishers to adopt the advance system
of payment. They cannot afford to fur
nsh the paper on credit and, at the
same time, advance the postage.
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The committee appointed to locate
the Southwestern Baptist University met
at Nashville on the Sd inst and decided
in favor of Jackson, Tennessee. The
erection of the new university will be
commenced in September. We con-
graduate the people of Jackson upon
securing the location Of such an impor-
tant institution in their midst.